Atf2 transcription factor binds to the APP1 promoter in Cryptococcus neoformans: Stimulatory effect of diacylglycerol

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 294-301

  Tommasino, Nicola ^a   Villani, Maristella ^a   Qureshi, Asfia ^a   Henry, Jennifer ^a   Luberto, Chiara ^a   Del Poeta, Maurizio ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

1,2-DIACYLGLYCEROL; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; DIACYLGLYCEROL; LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; TRANSACTIVATION;

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; BINDING SITES; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIGLYCERIDES; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LUCIFERASES; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 41449101718     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00315-07     Document Type: Article

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