Krox-20 is a key regulator of rhombomere-specific gene expression in the developing hindbrain

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 31-42

  Seitanidou, Tania ^a   Schneider Maunoury, Sylvie ^a   Desmarquet, Carole ^a   Wilkinson, David G ^b   Charnay, Patrick ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follistatin; Gene regulation; Hindbrain segmentation; Hoxb 3; Krox 20; Rhombomeres; Sek 1

Indexed keywords

FOLLISTATIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR KROX 20; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROMERE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 2; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, REGULATOR; MICE; PREGNANCY; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031193823     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00051-8     Document Type: Article

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