Overexpression of neurogenin induces ectopic expression of HuC in zebrafish

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 239, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 113-116

  Kim, Cheol Hee ^a   Bae, Young Ki ^a   Yamanaka, Yojiro ^a   Yamashita, Susumu ^a   Shimizu, Takashi ^a   Fujii, Ritsuko ^a   Park, Hae Chul ^b   Yeo, Sang Yeob ^b   Huh, Tae Lin ^b   Hibi, Masahiko ^a   Hirano, Toshio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HuC; Neural plate; Neurogenin; Neuronal determination; ZATH 1; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROGENIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HU PARANEOPLASTIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ANTIGENS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; XENOPUS PROTEINS; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 0031578956     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00908-7     Document Type: Article

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