Rodent Aanat: Intronic E-box sequences control tissue specificity but not rhythmic expression in the pineal gland

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 270, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 43-49

  Humphries, Ann ^a   Wells, Tim ^a   Baler, Ruben ^b   Klein, David C ^c   Carter, David A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Circadian rhythm; E box; Pineal gland; Transgenic rat

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYCLIC AMP;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; E BOX ELEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; E-BOX ELEMENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENOTYPE; INTRONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSGENES;

EID: 34247593383     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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