Identification of an enhancer region in the mouse ephA8 locus directing expression to the anterior region of the dorsal mesencephalon

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 226, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 596-603

  Koo, Jashin ^a,b   Shim, Sungbo ^b   Gu, Changkyu ^b   Yoo, Ookjoon ^a   Park, Soochul ^c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Enhancer; EphA8; Ephrin; Mesencephalon; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; GENOMIC DNA; LIGAND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CODE; GENOME; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LIGANDS; MESENCEPHALON; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTOR, EPHA8; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

MUS MUSCULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037382655     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.10253     Document Type: Article

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