The DAF-7 TGF-β signaling pathway regulates chemosensory receptor gene expression in C. elegans

Genes and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 3061-3073

  Nolan, Katherine M ^a   Sarafi Reinach, Trina R ^a   Horne, Jennifer G ^a   Saffer, Adam M ^a   Sengupta, Piali ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Chemosensory receptor; Dauer; TGF

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMORECEPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR GENE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CHEMORECEPTORS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MUTATION; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0036895676     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1027702     Document Type: Article

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