Regulation of Hox gene expression and posterior development by the Xenopus caudal homologue Xcad3

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3413-3427

  Isaacs, Harry V ^a   Pownall, Mary Elizabeth ^a   Slack, Jonathan M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anteroposterior; Caudal; Cdx; FGF; Hox; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ETOPOSIDE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; FETAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032526962     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.12.3413     Document Type: Article

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