The MeCP2/YY1 interaction regulates ANT1 expression at 4q35: Novel hints for Rett syndrome pathogenesis

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 3114-3123

  Forlani, Greta ^a   Giarda, Elisa ^a   Ala, Ugo ^b   di Cunto, Ferdinando ^b   Salani, Monica ^c   Tupler, Rossella ^c,d   Kilstrup Nielsen, Charlotte ^a   Landsberger, Nicoletta ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE TRANSLOCASE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR YY1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL LEVEL; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETT SYNDROME; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE TRANSLOCATOR 1; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; RETT SYNDROME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; YY1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

MUS;

EID: 77955040810     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq214     Document Type: Article

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