Regulation of the neuronal transcription factor NPAS4 by REST and microRNAs

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1839, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-24

  Bersten, David C ^a   Wright, Josephine A ^a   McCarthy, Peter J ^a   Whitelaw, Murray L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; MicroRNA; NPAS4; REST; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR EPSILON; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 203; MICRORNA 224; RE 1 SILENCING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NPAS4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRON; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

GENE REGULATION; MICRORNA; NPAS4; REST; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MICE; MICRORNAS; NEURONS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84890244585     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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