An ascidian gene encoding an SH2-domain protein is expressed in the notochord cells of the embryo

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 431-438

  Takahashi, Hiroki ^a   Satoh, Noriyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian embryos; Gene for SH2 domain protein; Notochord differentiation; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

DNA; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031845982     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1998.t01-2-00008.x     Document Type: Article

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