Snail-type zinc finger proteins prevent neurogenesis in Scutoid and transgenic animals of Drosophila

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 209, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 573-580

  Fuse, Naoyuki ^a,b,d   Matakatsu, Hitoshi ^c   Taniguchi, Misako ^a   Hayashi, Shigeo ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic helix loop helix protein; escargot; Neurogenesis; Scutoid; snail

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; IMAGINAL DISC; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; SENSE ORGAN; THORAX; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VISUAL PATHWAYS; ZINC FINGERS;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; HELIX POMATIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032699048     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050291     Document Type: Article

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