Cloning and characterization of a tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) metallothionein gene promoter in Hepa-T1 cells following the administration of various heavy metal ions

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-75

  Chan, William Wai Lun ^a   Chan, King Ming ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gel shift assay; Gene transcription; LC50 values of metal ions; Metal induction; Transient gene expression

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

CATION; CICHLID; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; HOMEOSTASIS; METALLOTHIONEIN; MUTATION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OREOCHROMIS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TILAPIA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LUCIFERASES; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE DELETION; TILAPIA; TIME FACTORS;

OREOCHROMIS AUREUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 38149132398     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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