Targeted gene expression in Drosophila dopaminergic cells using regulatory sequences from tyrosine hydroxylase

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 618-627

  Friggi Grelin, Florence ^a   Coulom, Hélène ^a   Meller, Margaret ^b   Gomez, Delphine ^a   Hirsh, Jay ^b   Birman, Serge ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Drosophila melanogaster; GAL4 system; Gene expression; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; GENE PRODUCT; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROTEIN DTH; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENOME; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOPAMINE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, INSECT; GENES, REGULATOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRONS; LARVA; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; STARTLE REACTION; TETANUS TOXIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0037370716     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10185     Document Type: Article

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