Ape1/Ref-1 induces glial cell-derived neurotropic factor (GDNF) responsiveness by upregulating GDNF receptor α1 expression

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2264-2277

  Kim, Mi Hwa ^a   Kim, Hong Beum ^a   Acharya, Samudra ^a   Sohn, Hong Moon ^a   Jun, Jae Yeoul ^a   Chang, In Youb ^a   You, Ho Jin ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR ALPHA1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN P50; REDOX EFFECTOR FACTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL INVASION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA-(APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTORS; HUMANS; MICE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEURITES; NEURONS; NF-KAPPA B; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 64649090347     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.01484-08     Document Type: Article

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