Characterization of the regulatory elements controlling neuronal expression of the A-isoform of the ecdysone receptor gene of Drosophila melanogaster

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 237-248

  Sung, Carl ^a   Robinow, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

20E; Enhancer; Gene expression; Nuclear receptors; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ECDYSONE; HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; NEURONS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, STEROID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033993610     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00310-X     Document Type: Article

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