Gene expression promoted by the SV40 DNA targeting sequence and the hypoxia-responsive element under normoxia and hypoxia

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 722-727

  Sacramento, C B ^a   Moraes, J Z ^a   Denapolis, P M A ^a   Han, S W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Hypoxia responsive element; Ischemic diseases; Normoxia; SV40 DTS; Transfection efficiency

Indexed keywords

PLASMID VECTOR; VASCULOTROPIN; VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOXIA; KIDNEY CELL; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REPORTER GENE; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIRUS TITRATION;

SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

EID: 77957168868     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500064     Document Type: Article

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