osteocalcin box

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Introduction

Influences tissue-specific basal levels of osteocalcin gene expression. [Not sure what is meant here. Osteocalcin is expressed only by osteoblasts. What genes other than the gene for osteocalcin contain this element?]

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References

  1. Owen TA, Bortell R, Yocum SA, Smock SL, Zhang M, Abate C, Shalhoub V, Aronin N, Wright KL, van Wijnen AJ, et al. Coordinate occupancy of AP-1 sites in the vitamin D-responsive and CCAAT box elements by Fos-Jun in the osteocalcin gene: model for phenotype suppression of transcription. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Dec;87(24):9990-4. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2124710