Cihox5, a new Ciona intestinalis Hox-related gene, is involved in regionalization of the spinal cord

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 207, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 515-523

  Gionti, Michela ^a   Ristoratore, Filomena ^a   Di Gregorio, Anna ^a,b   Aniello, Francesco ^a   Branno, Margherita ^a   Di Lauro, Roberto ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascidians; CNS regionalization; Hox; Neural tube

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHORDATA; EMBRYO; EPENDYMA CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ASCIDIACEA; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CHORDATA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031893099     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050142     Document Type: Article

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