| Literature DB >> 11832226 |
Xu Tao1, Anne E West, Wen G Chen, Gabriel Corfas, Michael E Greenberg.
Abstract
Transcription of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene is regulated in a calcium- and neuron-selective manner; however, the mechanisms that underlie this selectivity are not known. We have characterized a new calcium-response element, CaRE1, that is required for activity-dependent transcription of BDNF exon III and have cloned a transcription factor, CaRF, that activates transcription from BDNF promoter III in a CaRE1-dependent manner. The transcriptional activity of CaRF is regulated in a calcium- and neuron-selective manner, suggesting that CaRF may confer selectivity upon the activity-dependent induction of BDNF exon III expression.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11832226 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00561-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173