The tracheae defective gene encodes a bZIP protein that controls tracheal cell movement during Drosophila embryogenesis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 7156-7165

  Eulenberg, Karsten G ^a   Schuh, Reinhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

bZIP proteins; Drosophila; Tracheae defective; Tracheal system

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0030722582     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.23.7156     Document Type: Article

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