The drosophila homeotic gene moira regulates expression of engrailed and HOM genes in imaginal tissues

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 209-220

  Brizuela, Brenda J ^a,b,d   Kennison, James A ^a,c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Engrailed; Homeotic gene; moira; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN MOIRA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; IMAGINAL DISC; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; MOIRA;

EID: 0031193441     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00081-6     Document Type: Article

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