The study of sequence configuration and functional impact of the (AC) n(AT)xTy motif in human β-globin gene promoter

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 342-348

  Chan, P K ^a   Ma, E S K ^b   Philipsen, S ^c   Tan Un, K C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

thalassaemia; (AC)n(AT)xTy; BP1; Globin; MEL

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; BETA PROTEIN 1; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BINDING AFFINITY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN MOTIF;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BINDING SITES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLOBINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, ERYTHROBLASTIC, ACUTE; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SILENCER ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 34247533761     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20836     Document Type: Article

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