Differential gene expression of Caenorhabditis elegans grown on unmethylated sterols or 4α-methylsterols

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1159-1166

  Merris, Mark ^a   Wang, Tongsheng ^b   Soteropoulos, Patricia ^b   Lenard, John ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

4 methyl 5 cholest 8(14) en 3 ol; Cholesterol; Larval development; Lathosterol; Lophenol; Microarray; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Transcription

Indexed keywords

4ALPHA METHYLSTEROL DERIVATIVE; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CHOLESTEROL; COLLAGEN; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR DAF 12; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR DAF 16; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR DAF 2; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NHR 23; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NHR 25; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NHR 41; STEROL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICULIN GENE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROUNDHOG 20 GENE; GROUNDHOG 4 GENE; GROUNDHOG LIKE GENE; GROUNDHOG-LIKE 3 GENE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STEROLS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 34248233488     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M600552-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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