The DUX4 gene at the FSHD1A locus encodes a pro-apoptotic protein

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 611-623

  Kowaljow, Valeria ^a   Marcowycz, Aline ^b   Ansseau, Eugénie ^b   Conde, Cecilia B ^a   Sauvage, Sébastien ^b   Mattéotti, Christel ^b   Arias, Cristina ^a   Corona, E Daniel ^a   Nuñez, Nicolás G ^a   Leo, Oberdan ^c   Wattiez, Ruddy ^b   Figlewicz, Denise ^d   Laoudj Chenivesse, Dalila ^e   Belayew, Alexandra ^b   Coppée, Frédérique ^b   Rosa, Alberto L ^a,f  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN MÉDICA MERCEDES Y MARTÍN FERREYRA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^f Allende Clinic   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DUX4; FSHD; Homeobox; Muscle

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; MESSENGER RNA; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME 4Q; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENOMIC FRAGMENT; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TANDEM REPEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE CELLS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 34447104322     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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