Targeted disruption of the homeobox gene Nkx2.9 reveals a role in development of the spinal accessory nerve

Development

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1193-1202

  Pabst, Oliver ^a   Rummelies, Janin ^a   Winter, Barbara ^a   Arnold, Hans Henning ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mouse; Neuronal differentiation; Nkx2.9 transcription factor; Spinal accessory nerve; Targeted gene disruption

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCESSORY NERVE; AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL COUNT; CELL FATE; CELL MIGRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; HOMEOBOX; HOMOZYGOSITY; INTERNEURON; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL NERVE; STEM CELL; VAGUS NERVE; WILD TYPE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE TARGETING; GENES, REPORTER; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LAC OPERON; MICE; MUTATION; NEURONS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037349481     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.00346     Document Type: Review

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