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DNA sequence-specific binding activity of the heat-shock transcription factor is heat-inducible before the midblastula transition of early Xenopus development by Ovsenek, N, Heikkila, J J

“…We have examined the activity of the Xenopus heat-shock transcription factor (HSF) in extracts from stressed and unstressed embryos at various stages of…”
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A maternal factor, OZ-1, activates embryonic transcription of the Xenopus laevis GS17 gene by OVSENEK, N, ZORN, A. M, KRIEG, P. A

“…We describe the identification of an enhancer sequence and a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein required for developmental expression of the Xenopus laevis…”
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HSP90 Interacts with and Regulates the Activity of Heat Shock Factor 1 in Xenopus Oocytes by Ali, Adnan, Bharadwaj, Steven, O'Carroll, Ruth, Ovsenek, Nick

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Multiple Components of the HSP90 Chaperone Complex Function in Regulation of Heat Shock Factor 1 In Vivo by Bharadwaj, Steven, Ali, Adnan, Ovsenek, Nick

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Heat shock-induced accumulation of ubiquitin mRNA in Xenopus laevis embryos is developmentally regulated by Ovsenek, N., Heikkila, J.J.

“…Exposure of Xenopus laevis embryos to heat shock induced the accumulation of ubiquitin mRNA (size range, 1.7-3.5 kb) in a developmental stage-dependent…”
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Examination of the DNA sequence-specific binding properties of heat shock transcription factor in Xenopus laevis embryos by Karn, H, Ovsenek, N, Heikkila, J J

“…The binding of heat shock transcription factor (HSF) to the heat shock element (HSE) is necessary for transcriptional activation of eukaryotic heat shock…”
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Examination of heat shock protein mRNA accumulation in early Xenopus laevis embryos by Heikkila, J J, Ovsenek, N, Krone, P

“…Elevation of the incubation temperature of Xenopus laevis neurulae from 22 to 33-35 degrees C induced the accumulation of heat shock protein (hsp) 70 mRNA (2.7…”
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Protein Phosphatase 5 Is a Negative Modulator of Heat Shock Factor 1 by Conde, Renaud, Xavier, Johnny, McLoughlin, Christine, Chinkers, Michael, Ovsenek, Nick

“…The major stress protein transcription factor, heat shock factor (HSF1), is tightly regulated through a multilayered activation-deactivation process involving…”
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Compensatory effect of distal promoter sequences on the basal expression of a microinjected 70-kilodalton heat shock protein gene after the midblastula transition of Xenopus laevis embryogenesis by Ovsenek, N, Heikkila, J J

“…The promoter sequences involved in the basal expression of a human 70-kilodalton heat shock protein (HSP70) gene during Xenopus embryogenesis were analyzed by…”
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Parameters for effective in vitro production of zinc finger nucleic acid-binding proteins by Belak, Zachery R., Nair, Manoj, Ovsenek, Nick

“…Immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) is widely used for the production of recombinant proteins for a variety of applications; however, a number of…”
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Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β Negatively Regulates Both DNA-binding and Transcriptional Activities of Heat Shock Factor 1 by Xavier, Ilungo J., Mercier, Phillipe A., McLoughlin, Christine M., Ali, Adnan, Woodgett, James R., Ovsenek, Nick

“…Stress activation of heat shock factor (HSF1) involves the conversion of repressed monomers to DNA-binding homotrimers with increased transcriptional capacity…”
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Decay of the oocyte-type heat shock response of Xenopus laevis by Browder, Leon W., Pollock, M., Heikkila, J.J., Wilkes, J., Wang, T., Krone, P., Ovsenek, N., Kloc, M.

“…Xenopus oocytes have a complex heat shock response. During transition of the oocyte into fertilized egg, the heat shock response undergoes several qualitative…”
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The Yin Yang 1 Transcription Factor Associates with Ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) Complexes in the Cytoplasm of Xenopus Oocytes by Ficzycz, Andrew, Ovsenek, Nick

“…Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is a multifunctional transcription factor that activates, represses, or initiates transcription of a diverse assortment of genes. Previous…”
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Regulation of heat shock gene expression during Xenopus development by Heikkila, J J, Krone, P H, Ovsenek, N

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Actin expression is induced and three isoforms are differentially expressed during germination in Zea mays by Díaz-Camino, Claudia, Conde, Renaud, Ovsenek, Nick, Villanueva, Marco A

“…Previous analysis of actin in a dicotyledonous plant, Phaseolus vulgaris (or common bean), showed very low actin levels in cotyledons but they were…”
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Expression, Activity, and Subcellular Localization of the Yin Yang 1 Transcription Factor in Xenopus Oocytes and Embryos by Ficzycz, Andrew, Eskiw, Christopher, Meyer, Danielle, Marley, Kate Eliassen, Hurt, Myra, Ovsenek, Nick

“…Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is a multifunctional transcription factor that acts as an activator, repressor, or initiator of transcription of numerous cellular and viral…”
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l-carnosine and verapamil inhibit hypoxia-induced expression of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF-1 alpha) in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts by Bharadwaj, Lalita A, Davies, Gerald F, Xavier, Ilungo J, Ovsenek, Nick

“…Contractile failure of myocardial cells is a common cause of mortality in ischemic heart disease. In response to hypoxic conditions, cells upregulate the…”
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Distinct stress-inducible and developmentally regulated heat shock transcription factors in Xenopus oocytes by Gordon, S, Bharadwaj, S, Hnatov, A, Ali, A, Ovsenek, N

“…The presence of a maternal pool of heat shock factor (HSF) in Xenopus oocytes has been suggested by two lines of evidence from previous studies. First, heat…”
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Troglitazone reduces heat shock protein 70 content in primary rat hepatocytes by a ubiquitin proteasome independent mechanism by Davies, Gerald F., Roesler, William J., Ovsenek, Nick, Bharadwaj, Lalita A.

“…Troglitazone (TRG) is an antidiabetic agent that increases the insulin sensitivity of target tissues in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Therapy with…”
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Glycogen synthase kinase 3beta negatively regulates both DNA-binding and transcriptional activities of heat shock factor 1 by Xavier, I J, Mercier, P A, McLoughlin, C M, Ali, A, Woodgett, J R, Ovsenek, N

“…Stress activation of heat shock factor (HSF1) involves the conversion of repressed monomers to DNA-binding homotrimers with increased transcriptional capacity…”
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