The expression of nonchordate deuterostome Brachyury genes in the ascidian Ciona embryo can promote the differentiation of extra notochord cells

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-163

  Satoh, Gouki ^a,b   Harada, Yoshito ^a   Satoh, Nori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Ascidian; Chordate evolution; Echinoderm; Functional conservation; Hemichordate; Notochord differentiation

Indexed keywords

GENE BRACHYURY; GENE PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHORDATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINODERM; EMBRYO; ENDODERM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; CIONA INTESTINALIS; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPORATION; FETAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOTOCHORD; SEA URCHINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS;

EID: 0034705988     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00395-6     Document Type: Article

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