An evolutionary conserved element is essential for somite and adjacent mesenchymal expression of the Hoxa1 gene

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-108

  Thompson, James R ^a   Chen, Siming W ^a   Ho, Lap ^a   Langston, Alexander W ^a   Gudas, Lorraine J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhancer; Homeobox; Hoxa1; Mesenchyme; Retinoic acid; Somite; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRANIAL NERVE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MESENCHYME CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMITE; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL EXTRACTS; CELL NUCLEUS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MESODERM; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RNA, MESSENGER; SOMITES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRETINOIN;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031963736     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0177(199801)211:1<97::AID-AJA9>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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