Suppression of MafA mRNA with siRNA prevents adipose cell differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 725-732

  Tsuchiya, Mariko ^a   Maeda, Atsushi ^a   Suzuki, Ayume ^a   Yasuda, Kazuki ^b   Yoshida, Takumi ^c   Nitta, Kosaku ^c   Tsuchiya, Ken ^c  

^a Tokyo Women s Medical University   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; MafA; SiRNA; Transcriptional factor

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; ADIPSIN; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA 2; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAFA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAFB;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; LIPID STORAGE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

3T3-L1 CELLS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; MAF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, LARGE; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 67649565455     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm_00000186     Document Type: Article

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