Egr-1 binds the GnRH promoter to mediate the increase in gene expression by insulin

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 270, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 64-72

  DiVall, Sara A ^a   Radovick, Sally ^a   Wolfe, Andrew ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Egr 1; GnRH; Insulin

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; ACTIN; DNA; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; GONADORELIN; INSULIN; LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; WORTMANNIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MICE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247622216     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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