Characterization of the Tribolium Deformed ortholog and its ability to directly regulate Deformed target genes in the rescue of a Drosophila Deformed null mutant

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 209, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 389-398

  Brown, S ^a   Holtzman, S ^b   Kaufman, T ^b   Denell, R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformed; Drosophila; Embryogenesis; Tribolium

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSIDASE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BLASTODERM; DEFORMITY; DROSOPHILA; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; GERM CELL; HOMEOBOX; JAW; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX; TRIBOLIUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TARGETING; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT HORMONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRIBOLIUM;

COLEOPTERA; DROSOPHILA PROBOSCIPEDIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 0033058156     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050269     Document Type: Article

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