A single nucleotide polymorphism in the bax gene promoter affects transcription and influences retinal ganglion cell death

ASN Neuro

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-101

  Semaan, Sheila J ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Nickells, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bax; Gene expression; Glaucoma; Neuronal apoptosis; Retinal ganglion cells; Susceptibility allele

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL LOSS; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL TYPE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RNA ISOLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WILD TYPE;

EID: 77953448704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17590914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/AN20100003     Document Type: Article

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