Transcription regulation within the circadian clock: The E-box and beyond

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 348-360

  Hardin, Paul E ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback loop; Gene expression; Insect; Mammal; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DROSOPHILA; E BOX ELEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; INSECT; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA TRANSPORT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSCILLOMETRY; PHOSPHORYLATION; TIME FACTORS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CYANOBACTERIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4544356423     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730404268052     Document Type: Review

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