The Drosophila neurogenic gene big brain, which encodes a membrane-associated protein, acts cell autonomously and can act synergistically with Notch and Delta

Development

Volumn 124, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 3881-3893

  Doherty, Dan ^a   Jan, Lily Yen ^a   Jan, Yuh Nung ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Big brain; Delta; Drosophila; Genetic interaction; Lateral inhibition; Neurogenesis; Notch

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; GENE CLUSTER; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; EPIDERMIS; GENES, INSECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOSAICISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, NOTCH;

EID: 0030730197     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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