Multiple mechanisms and functions of Maf transcription factors in the regulation of tissue-specific genes

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 775-781

  Kataoka, Kohsuke ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic leucine zipper structure; Cell differentiation; Oncogenic transformation; Tissue specific gene expression; Transcriptional network

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GLUCOSE; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; INSULIN; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAFA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CRYSTALLIN; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICKEN; GENE EXPRESSION; LENS EPITHELIUM; MATURITY ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; LENS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MAF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 38449113264     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvm105     Document Type: Short Survey

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