Retinal expression of the X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (RS1) gene is controlled by an upstream CpG island and two opposing CRX-bound regions

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1809, Issue 4-6, 2011, Pages 245-254

  Kraus, Dominik ^a   Karlstetter, Marcus ^a   Walczak, Yana ^a   Hilfinger, Daniela ^a   Langmann, Thomas ^a   Weber, Bernhard H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cis regulatory elements; CpG island; CRX responsive element; RS1 gene; X linked juvenile retinoschisis

Indexed keywords

CBR1 PROTEIN; CBR2 PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; PROTEIN; RETINAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; RETINOSCHISIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONE ROD HOMEOBOX RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ELECTROPORATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRON; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REPORTER GENE; RETINA; RETINOSCHISIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CPG ISLANDS; EYE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEK293 CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RETINA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 79957784839     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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