Homeobox gene Nkx2.2 and specification of neuronal identity by graded Sonic hedgehog signalling

Nature

Volumn 398, Issue 6728, 1999, Pages 622-627

  Briscoe, J ^a   Sussel, L ^a,b   Serup, P ^a,c   Hartigan O'Connor, D ^b   Jessell, T M ^a   Rubenstein, J L R ^b   Ericson, J ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HAGEDORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL LINEAGE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; EYE PROTEINS; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTERNEURONS; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUTATION; NEURONS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033560895     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/19315     Document Type: Article

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