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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-4-5
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Genetic elements involved in cell-specific expression of the type II sodium channel gene were revealed using transient expression assays. A chimeric reporter gene containing 1051 bp of the sodium channel 5' flanking region was active in neuroblastoma and PC12 cells, but inactive in nonneuronal cell types. Deletion of upstream sequences resulted in an 80-fold increase in reporter gene activity in skeletal muscle cells, suggesting the presence of negative elements. Although no homologies were found between sequences in the type II 5' flanking region and other negative elements or "silencers," a small region common to the type II gene and other genes expressed in the nervous system was identified and may be involved in transcriptional regulation of neuronal genes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
223-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuron-specific expression of the rat brain type II sodium channel gene is directed by upstream regulatory elements.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.