Sox4 mediates Tbx3 transcriptional regulation of the gap junction protein cx43

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3949-3961

  Boogerd, C J J ^a,e   Wong, L Y E ^a   Van Den Boogaard, M ^a   Bakker, M L ^a   Tessadori, F ^b   Bakkers, J ^b,c   T Hoen, P A C ^d   Moorman, A F ^a   Christoffels, V M ^a   Barnett, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhancer; Gja1; Heart development; Interaction; Sox4; Tbx3

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; PROTEIN P300; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; GENE; GJA1 GENE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRON; MESENCHYME; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CONNEXIN 43; COS CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SOXC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 82255163074     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0693-7     Document Type: Article

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