A Far-Upstream Oct-1 Motif Regulates Cytokine-Induced Transcription of the Human Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 390, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 595-603

  Park, Kyung Soo ^a   Guo, Zhong ^a   Shao, Lifang ^a   Du, Qiang ^a   Geller, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

iNOS; nitric oxide (NO); Oct 1; Pit Oct Unc; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; STAT1 PROTEIN; THYMIDINE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 67649365439     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.05.036     Document Type: Article

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