... Mutations of these binding sites abolished not only binding of the Ets protein, butalso the intrinsic promoter activity. Increased DNA-binding activity of Ets-1 ⁄ Elk-1 by v-Ha-ras also augmented the ... regulation of the gene. In thisregard, we identified the region that plays an impor-tant role in determining the basal promoter activity of the gene. Furthermore, with the help of binding assays and ... reported in brain homogenates of rat, monkey and guinea pig [5,7,16]. The presence of DPP-III in the central nervous system facilitates the degradation of angiotensins and encephalin, suggesting its...