Duplicate mitf genes in zebrafish: Complementary expression and conservation of melanogenic potential

Developmental Biology

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 333-344

  Lister, James A ^a   Close, Jennie ^a   Raible, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene duplication; Melanocyte; Microphthalmia; Mitf; Nacre; Neural crest; Retinal pigment epithelium; TFE3

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOPHORE; NEURAL CREST; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; MELANOPHORA;

EID: 0035884370     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0379     Document Type: Article

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