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Enhancer Elements, Genetic

Known as: Enhancer Element, Enhancer Element, Genetic, Genetic Enhancer Element 
Cis-acting DNA sequences which can increase transcription of genes. Enhancers can usually function in either orientation and at various distances… 
National Institutes of Health

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Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
aspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Regulation of human gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase: co-ordinate induction of the catalytic and regulatory subunits in HepG2 cells.
We have shown that in HepG2 cells treatment with 75 microM t-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) results in a 2.5-fold increase in… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
An E-box element localized in the first intron mediates regulation of the prothymosin alpha gene by c-myc
In RAT1A fibroblasts, expression of the prothymosin alpha gene is under the transcriptional control of the c-myc proto-oncogene… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
A yeast activity can substitute for the HeLa cell TATA box factor
Most class B (II) promoter regions from higher eukaryotes contain the TATA box and upstream and enhancer elements1. Both the… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Zeste encodes a sequence-specific transcription factor that activates the Ultrabithorax promoter in vitro
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
OVEC, a versatile system to study transcription in mammalian cells and cell-free extracts.
We have developed a vector, OVEC ("oligonucleotide vector") to study DNA sequences involved in the regulation of transcription in… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Regulated expression of a complete human beta-globin gene encoded by a transmissible retrovirus vector
We introduced a human beta-globin gene into murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cells by infection with recombinant retroviruses… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Adenovirus-2 E1A products repress enhancer-induced stimulation of transcription
The adenovirus-2 early region 1A (E1A) products repress activation of transcription induced by the simian virus 40, polyoma virus… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Preferential binding of estrogen-receptor complex to a region containing the estrogen-dependent hypomethylation site preceding the chicken vitellogenin II gene.
DNA-cellulose competition binding assays were used to measure the ability of cloned DNA fragments of the chicken vitellogenin II… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Localization and analysis of bovine papillomavirus type 1 transforming functions
Bovine papillomavirus type 1 (BPV-1) or cloned BPV-1 DNA can transform susceptible rodent cells, and the viral DNA remains as a… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
cis and trans activation of globin gene transcription in transient assays.
We examined the effects of the simian virus 40 enhancer sequence on transcription of cloned human alpha- and beta-globin genes… 
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