The lines gene of Drosophila is required for specific functions of the Abdominal-B HOX protein

Development

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1269-1274

  Castelli Gair, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABD B; Cofactors; Drosophila; HOX protein; lines

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ECTODERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0031943332     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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