Structure and function of 5′-flanking regions of Bombyx mori fibroin heavy chain gene: Identification of a novel transcription enhancing element with a homeodomain protein-binding motif

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 713-725

  Shimizu, Katsuhiko ^a,b   Ogawa, Shingo ^a,c   Hino, Rika ^a   Adachi, Takahiro ^a   Tomita, Masahiro ^a,b   Yoshizato, Katsutoshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Neosilk Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Koken Bioscience Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromatin; DNase I hypersensitive site; Fibroin; Germline transgenic silkworm; Homeodomain protein; Luciferase; Particle gun; Posterior silk gland

Indexed keywords

FIBROIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SILKWORM;

5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BOMBYX; FIBROINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 34249651246     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.03.016     Document Type: Article

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