Cell type-specific regulatory sequences control expression of the Drosophila FMRF-NH2 neuropeptide gene

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 507-520

  Benveniste, Ronald J ^a   Taghert, Paul H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; FMRFa; Gene regulation; Neuropeptide; Transmitter phenotype

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BASE SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FMRFAMIDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; INTERNEURONS; LARVA; NEURONS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033024306     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199903)38:4<507::AID-NEU7>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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