Drosophila MEF2 is a direct regulator of Actin57B transcription in cardiac, skeletal, and visceral muscle lineages

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 39-50

  Kelly, Kathleen K ^a   Meadows, Stryder M ^a   Cripps, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Drosophila; Muscle development; Myocyte enhancer factor 2; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN ACTIN 57BETA; PROTEIN MEF2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRUCTURAL GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035659784     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(01)00586-X     Document Type: Article

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