US5527690A

Methods and compositions relating to sterol regulatory element binding proteins

University of Texas System

Abstract

A sterol regulatory element (SRE) binding protein (SREBP) which activates transcription from SREs, such as SRE-1 of the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene, is disclosed, as are DNA segments encoding SREBPs such as an SREBP-1 or SREBP-2. Also described are methods for using SREBP to …

University: University of Texas System
Assignee: Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor: Joseph L. Goldstein
Priority date: March 30, 1987
Filing date: October 01, 1993
Grant date: June 18, 1996
Publication date: June 18, 1996
Language: en
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