Global MEF2 target gene analysis in cardiac and skeletal muscle reveals novel regulation of DUSP6 by p38MAPK-MEF2 signaling

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 11349-11362

  Wales, Stephanie ^a,b   Hashemi, Sara ^a,b   Blais, Alexandre ^c   McDermott, John C ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUAL SPECIFICITY PHOSPHATASE 6; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2;

ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; COS 1 CELL LINE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; METABOLISM; MYOBLAST; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DUAL SPECIFICITY PHOSPHATASE 6; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MEF2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MYOBLASTS, SKELETAL; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; RATS;

EID: 84920976375     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku813     Document Type: Article

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