Genomic structure and transcriptional regulation of the rat, mouse, and human carboxylesterase genes

Drug Metabolism Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Hosokawa, Masakiyo ^a   Furihata, Tomomi ^b   Yaginuma, Yumiko ^b   Yamamoto, Naoko ^b   Koyano, Nao ^b   Fujii, Ayako ^b   Nagahara, Yuko ^b   Satoh, Testuo ^b   Chiba, Kan ^b  

^a CHIBA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carboxylesterase (CES); Prodrug; Promoter; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

7 ETHYL 10 HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN; CAPECITABINE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; CARBOXYLESTERASE 1; CARBOXYLESTERASE 2; CILAZAPRIL; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; GENOMIC DNA; IMIDAPRIL; IRINOTECAN; PETHIDINE; QUINAPRIL; TEMOCAPRIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXYLESTERASE 1 GENE; CARBOXYLESTERASE 2 GENE; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE ISOLATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYLESTERASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; MICE; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33847012142     PISSN: 03602532     EISSN: 10979883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602530600952164     Document Type: Article

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