Promoter activity of the zebrafish bhikhari retroelement requires an intact activin signaling pathway

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 133-146

  Vogel, Andreas M ^a,b   Gerster, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin signaling pathway; Bhikhari; Fibroblast growth factor; Mesoderm induction; Retrotransposon

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENE ACTIVATION; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RETROPOSON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; XENOPUS; ZEBRA FISH;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INHIBINS; MESODERM; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RETROELEMENTS; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033167391     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00104-5     Document Type: Article

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