Discovery of an intricate balance: Gene transcription, cell cycle, and apoptosis

Circulation Research

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-397

  Hall, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bnip3; Cell cycle; DNA synthesis; E2F 1; Hypoxia; Myocyte; Rb; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BNIP3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F1; BNIP3 PROTEIN, RAT; E2F1 PROTEIN, RAT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ONCOPROTEIN; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; EDITORIAL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; E2F1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 41949110178     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.108.172098     Document Type: Editorial

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