Msx2 expression in the apical ectoderm ridge is regulated by an Msx2 and Dlx5 binding site

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 290, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 955-961

  Pan, Zhong Zong ^a   Huang, Dah Yeou ^a   Sumoy, Lauro ^a   Rogina, Blanka ^a   Upholt, William B ^a   Kronenberg, Mark S ^b   Lichtler, Alexander C ^b  

^a School of Dental Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dlx5; Homeodomain; Limb development; Msx2; Transcriptional regulation; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DLX5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

GALLUS GALLUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0036295965     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.6294     Document Type: Article

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