Cut-like homeobox 1 and nuclear factor I/B mediate ENGRAILED2 autism spectrum disorder-associated haplotype function

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1566-1580

  Choi, Jiyeon ^a   Ababon, Myka R ^a   Matteson, Paul G ^a   Millonig, James H ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGRAILED2 PROTEIN; NUCLEAR FACTOR; NUCLEAR FACTOR I B; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CUT LIKE HOMEOBOX 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HAPLOTYPE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NFI TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PRIMATES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 84863261493     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr594     Document Type: Article

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