Polycomb group proteins and heritable silencing of Drosophila Hox genes

Development

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 993-1004

  Beuchle, D ^a   Struhl, G ^a   Muller J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellular memory; Drosophila; Hox genes; Polycomb group; Repression

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPLICATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REPRESSOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BINDING SITES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE SILENCING; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; WING; X CHROMOSOME;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0035073765     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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