Deletion analysis of the ARG4 promoter of Saccharomyces cerevisine: A poly(dAdT) stretch involved in gene transcription

Transcriptional activation of the type I

Transcriptional activation of the type I collagen genes COL1A1 and COL1A2 in fibroblasts by interleukin-4: Analysis of the functional collagen promoter sequences

✍ Cordula Büttner; Annett Skupin; Ernst Peter Rieber 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 440 KB

Pneumonitis followed by lung fibrosis is a frequent complication of radiation therapy of chest tumors. A hallmark of these fibrotic lesions is the excessive production and accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins such as type I collagen. In addition to TGF-beta1, IL-4 has been recognized as a p