The bromodomain protein LIN-49 and trithorax-related protein LIN-59 affect development and gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans

Development

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 713-723

  Chamberlin, Helen M ^a,b   Thomas, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Hindgut development; HOM C gene expression; Trithorax group (trx G) genes

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN LIN 49; PROTEIN LIN 59; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HERMAPHRODITISM; INTESTINE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TAIL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CHROMATIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HELMINTH; GENES, INSECT; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TAIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA TRITHORAX; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034011128     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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