Transcription of platelet-derived growth factor receptor α in leydig cells involves specificity protein 1 and 3

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-138

  Bergeron, Francis ^a   Bagu, Edward T ^a   Tremblay, Jacques J ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RECEPTOR, PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SP1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; SP3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79953764201     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: 14796813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JME-10-0145     Document Type: Article

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