Identification and characterization of an androgen-responsive Kap promoter enhancer located in the intron II region of human angiotensinogen gene

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 3-5, 2010, Pages 135-140

  Fan, Li qiang ^a,b   Hardy, Dianne O ^b   Catterall, James F ^b   Zhao, Jian ^a   Li, Su xia ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Enhancer; Gene regulation; Glucocorticoid; HAGT; Kap promoter

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; GENE PRODUCT; KIDNEY ANDROGEN REGULATED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ENHANCER REGION; EXON; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INTRON; KIDNEY CELL; MOUSE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSGENE;

ANDROGENS; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTRONS; KIDNEY; MICE; OPOSSUMS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77950297206     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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