A green fluorescent protein reporter genetic screen that identifies modifiers of Hox gene function in the Drosophila embryo

Genetics

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 189-202

  Merabet, Samir ^a   Catala, Francoise ^a   Pradel, Jacques ^a   Graba, Yacine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DROSOPHILA; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SCREENING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0036742546     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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