WT1 represses HOX gene expression in the regulation of gynaecologic tumour histologic type

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 4522-4531

  Andikyan, Vaagn ^a   Taylor, Hugh S ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HOXA10; Ovarian cancer; Uterine cancer; WT1

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; HOXA10 PROTEIN, HUMAN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; WT1 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; MUELLERIAN DUCT; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; TUMOR CELL LINE; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MULLERIAN DUCTS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WT1 PROTEINS;

EID: 77951188429     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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