Characterization of transgenic mice with widespread overexpression of spermine synthase

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 381, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 701-707

  Ikeguchi, Yoshihiko ^a,b   Wang, Xiaojing ^a   McCloskey, Diane E ^a   Coleman, Catherine S ^a   Nelson, Paul ^a   Hu, Guirong ^a   Shantz, Lisa M ^a   Pegg, Anthony E ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aminopropyltransferase; Decarboxylase, decarboxylated S adenosylmethionine; Polyamine; Spermidine; Spermine

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DNA; GENES; TISSUE;

DONOR SUBSTRATES; TRANSGENIC MICE;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CROSSES, GENETIC; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENETIC VECTORS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; POLYAMINES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPERMINE SYNTHASE; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 4344702219     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20040419     Document Type: Article

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