Cross-regulation in the mouse HoxB complex: The expression of Hoxb2 in rhombomere 4 is regulated by Hoxb1

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1885-1895

  Maconochie, Mark K ^a   Nonchev, Stefan ^a   Studer, Michele ^a   Chan, Siu Kwong ^a,c   Pöpperl, Heike ^a   Sham, Mai Har ^a,b   Mann, Richard S ^a,c   Krumlauf, Robb ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Hindbrain; Homeobox; Mouse; Rhombomeres

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HOMEOBOX; MOUSE; NEUROMERE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

MUS MUSCULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030746837     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.14.1885     Document Type: Article

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