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Combinatorial cis-Acting Elements Control Tissue-specific Activation of the Cardiac Troponin I Gene in Vitro and in Vivo
1 Sept 1998
Abstract excerpt
The cardiac troponin I gene is one of the few sarcomeric protein genes exclusively expressed in cardiac muscle. We show here that this specificity is controlled by a proximal promoter (-230/+16) in transfected cardiac cells in culture, in the adult hearts, and in transgenic animals. Functional analysis indicates that MEF2/Oct-1, Sp1, and GATA regulatory elements are required for optimal gene activation because...
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