The expression of dopamine β-hydroxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase, and Phox2 transcription factors in sympathetic neurons: Evidence for common regulation during noradrenergic induction and diverging regulation later in development

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-177

  Ernsberger, Uwe ^a,b   Reissmann, Eva ^a   Mason, Ivor ^c   Rohrer, Hermann ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone morphogenetic proteins; c ret; Differentiation; Dopamine hydroxylase; Noradrenergic; Phox2a; Phox2b; Sympathetic; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL CREST; NEURONS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RET; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034177657     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00336-6     Document Type: Article

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