Binding of RFX2 and NF-Y to the testis-specific histone H1t promoter may be required for transcriptional activation in primary spermatocytes

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1087-1101

  VanWert, Jane M ^a,b   Wolfe, Steven A ^a,b   Grimes, Sidney R ^a,b  

^a OVERTON BROOKS VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Histone H1t; NF Y; RFX2; Spermatocytes; Testis; Transcription

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1; NUCLEAR FACTOR Y; PROTEIN RFX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INVERTED REPEAT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; CCAAT-BINDING FACTOR; CHROMATIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENETIC VECTORS; HISTONES; MALE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 45149132892     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21694     Document Type: Article

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