Effect of α-synuclein on the promoter activity of tyrosine hydroxylase gene

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-57

  Gao, Nan ^a,b,c   Li, Yao Hua ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Yu, Shun ^a   Fu, Gui Lian ^c   Chen, Biao ^a,b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME CENTER AT SHANGHAI   (China)

^c BEIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

synuclein; Dopamine; Gene expression; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; LUCIFERASE; PLASMID VECTOR; TRANS ACTING FACTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; RECOMBINANT PLASMID;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOPAMINE; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; HYBRIDOMAS; LUCIFERASES; MICE; NEURONS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TRANSFECTION; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 33847791357     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-007-0008-z     Document Type: Article

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