Transcriptional repression by the thyroid hormone receptor: Function of corepressor complexes

Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 218-225

  Stewart, M David ^a   Wong, Jiemin ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corepressor; Histone deacetylase activity; N COR; Repression; SMRT; Thyroid hormone receptor; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 1; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 2; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR COREPRESSOR; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIN3A;

CHROMATIN; DEACETYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 33750307386     PISSN: 10683097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.med.0000137761.03533.19     Document Type: Review

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