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Rodent Aanat: intronic E-box sequences control tissue specificity but not rhythmic expression in the pineal gland.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 30 May 2007
Humphries Ann, Wells Tim, Baler Ruben, Klein David C, Carter David A
Abstract excerpt
Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (Aanat) is the penultimate enzyme in the serotonin-N-acetylserotonin-melatonin pathway. It is nearly exclusively expressed in the pineal gland and the retina. A marked rhythm of Aanat gene expression in the rat pineal is mediated by cyclic AMP response elements located in the promoter and first intron. Intron 1 also contains E-box elements, which mediate circadian gene...
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