Transcription factor ATF4 directs basal and stress-induced gene expression in the unfolded protein response and cholesterol metabolism in the liver

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1536-1551

  Fusakio, Michael E ^a   Willy, Jeffrey A ^a   Wang, Yongping ^b   Mirek, Emily T ^b   Baghdadi, Rana J T Al ^b   Adams, Christopher M ^c   Anthony, Tracy G ^b   Wek, Ronald C ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 6; GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 153; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE PERK; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ATF4 PROTEIN, MOUSE; CHOLESTEROL; PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE R;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHOLESTEROL; EIF-2 KINASE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CHOP; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE;

EID: 84964833362     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: 19394586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E16-01-0039     Document Type: Article

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