trachealess encodes a bHLH-PAS protein that is an inducer of tracheal cell fates in Drosophila

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-102

  Wilk, Ronit ^a   Weizman, Isabella ^a   Shilo, Ben Zion ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

bHLH; Drosophila; embryogenesis; PAS; trachea; Trachealess

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; TRACHEA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030025172     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.1.93     Document Type: Article

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