Transcription factors Nkx3.1 and Nkx3.2 (Bapx1) play an overlapping role in sclerotomal development of the mouse

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 217-224

  Herbrand, Heike ^a   Pabst, Oliver ^a   Hill, Robert ^b   Arnold, Hans Henning ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nkx3.1; Nkx3.2; Sclerotomal development

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX3 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX3 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CARTILAGE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HOMOZYGOSITY; LETHALITY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SCLEROTOME; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, REPORTER; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LAC OPERON; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PHENOTYPE; SOMITES; SPINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036768111     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(02)00207-1     Document Type: Article

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