Transcriptional activation of human GM3 synthase (hST3Gal V) gene by valproic acid in ARPE-19 human retinal pigment epithelial cells

BMB Reports

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 405-409

  Song, Naree ^a   Kim, Seok Jo ^a   Kwon, Haw Young ^a   Son, Sung Wook ^a   Kim, Kyoung Sook ^a   Ahn, Hee Bae ^a   Lee, Young Choon ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ARPE 19; Ganglioside; Human GM3 synthase; Transcriptional regulation; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; ATF2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HAEMATOSIDE SYNTHETASE; SIALYLTRANSFERASE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; SIALYLTRANSFERASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 79960108967     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2011.44.6.405     Document Type: Article

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