Fol. Biol. 2014, 60, 133-143

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2014060030133

HNF-4α Regulates Expression of Human Ornithin Carbamoyltransferase through Interaction with Two Positive Cis-Acting Regulatory Elements Located in the Proximal Promoter

O. Lukšan1, L. Dvořáková2, Milan Jirsa1

1Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic

Received October 2013
Accepted February 2014

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