Architectural factor HMGA induces promoter bending and recruits C/EBP and GATA during silkmoth chorion gene regulation

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 416, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-97

  Papantonis, Argyris ^a   Vanden Broeck, Josef ^b   Lecanidou, Rena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; DNA bending; Follicular epithelium; High mobility group A (HMGA); Insect choriogenesis; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; DNA BENDING; FOLLICULAR EPITHELIUM; HIGH-MOBILITY GROUP A (HMGA); INSECT CHORIOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

DNA; GENES; MAMMALS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

TRANSCRIPTION;

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP A PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATABETA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHORION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SILKWORM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VITELLOGENESIS; ANIMAL; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; CHORION; FEMALE; GATA TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; HMGA PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

EID: 56049106109     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20081012     Document Type: Article

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