An Nkx-dependent enhancer regulates cGATA-6 gene expression during early stages of heart development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 310-322

  Davis, Dorene L ^a   Wessels, Andy ^b   Burch, John B E ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; GATA 6; Heart; Nkx2.5

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MUS MUSCULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034650305     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9561     Document Type: Article

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