Erratum: Gli2 and MEF2C activate each other's expression and function synergistically during cardiomyogenesis in vitro (Nucleic Acids Research (2012) 40 (3329-3347) DOI:10.1093/nar/gkr1232);Gli2 and MEF2C activate each other's expression and function synergistically during cardiomyogenesis in vitro

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3329-3347

  Voronova, Anastassia ^a   Al Madhoun, Ashraf ^a   Fischer, Anna ^a   Shelton, Michael ^a   Karamboulas, Christina ^a   Skerjanc, Ilona Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2C; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GLI2 GENE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MEF2C GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 84860361227     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks415     Document Type: Erratum

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