Regulation of the ovine MT1 melatonin receptor promoter: Interaction between multiple pituitary transcription factors at different phases of development

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Johnston, Jonathan D ^a   Schuster, Carole ^b   Barrett, Perry ^b   Hazlerigg, David G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E box; Egr 1; Gonadotroph; Pars distalis; Pars tuberalis; Pitx 1

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BMAL1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EGR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CELL EXTRACT; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; HOMEOBOX PROTEIN PITX1; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PROTEIN BMAL1; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; E BOX ELEMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRAIN COS1; CERCOPITHECUS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN BINDING; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL EXTRACTS; CELL NUCLEUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COS CELLS; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADOTROPHS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33947216004     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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