Molecular mechanisms controlling CFTR gene expression in the airway

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1321-1330

  Zhang, Zhaolin ^a,b   Ott, Christopher J ^a,b,c   Lewandowska, Marzena A ^a,b,d   Leir, Shih Hsing ^a,b   Harris, Ann ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Regional Oncology Centre Bydgoszcz   (Poland)

Author keywords

3C; Airway epithelium; CFTR; DHS; Enhancer; Gene expression; Histone modification

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME 7; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENHANCER REGION; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

CELL LINE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC LOCI; HISTONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84861534368     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01439.x     Document Type: Article

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