Transcriptional and post-translational regulation of hyaluronan synthesis

FEBS Journal

Volumn 278, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1419-1428

  Tammi, Raija H ^a   Passi, Alberto G ^b   Rilla, Kirsi ^a   Karousou, Evgenia ^b   Vigetti, Davide ^b   Makkonen, Katri ^a   Tammi, Markku I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

growth factors; hyaluronan; hyaluronan synthase; monoubiquitination; O GlcNAcylation; phosphorylation; protein traffic; transcription factors; UDP glucuronic acid; UDP N acetylglucosamine

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; HYALURONAN SYNTHASE; HYALURONAN SYNTHASE 1; HYALURONAN SYNTHASE 2; HYALURONAN SYNTHASE 3; HYALURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

APOPTOSIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURFACE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME REGULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYALURONAN SYNTHESIS; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; TURNOVER TIME;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASMS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79955052019     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08070.x     Document Type: Review

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