Enhancers of GnRH transcription embedded in an upstream gene use homeodomain proteins to specify hypothalamic expression

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1949-1964

  Iyer, Anita K ^a   Miller, Nichol L G ^a,b   Yip, Kathleen ^a   Tran, Brian H ^a   Mellon, Pamela L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; HISTONE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DLX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RAT; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RATS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77957363105     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2010-0156     Document Type: Article

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