Dynamic chromatin modifications control GnRH gene expression during neuronal differentiation and protein kinase C signal transduction

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 460-473

  Iyer, Anita K ^a   Brayman, Melissa J ^a   Mellon, Pamela L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; GONADORELIN; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; PROTEIN KINASE C; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA BINDING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MICE; NEURONS; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PROTEIN KINASE C; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79952123625     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2010-0403     Document Type: Article

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