An Intronic miRNA Regulates Expression of the Human Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene and Proliferation of Endothelial Cells by a Mechanism Related to the Transcription Factor SP-1

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Yan, Limei ^a   Kang, Min ^b   Qin, Zhengqi ^a   Zhang, Wenyu ^b   Li, Yumei ^b   Ou, Hesheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CHINA   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

27NT MICRORNA; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LUCIFERASE; MICRORNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84881103125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070658     Document Type: Article

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