The hierarchical relationship among the spitz/Egfr signaling genes in cell fate determination in the Drosophila ventral neuroectoderm

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-193

  Chang, Jinsook ^a   Jeon, Sang Hak ^b   Kim, Sang Hee ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cell Fate Determination; Drosophila Ventral Neuroectoderm; Hierarchical Relationship; Spitz Egfr Signaling Genes

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; RHO FACTOR; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; ONCOPROTEIN; ORTHODENTICLE PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; PNT PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; RHO PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; SIM PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; SPI PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPITZ GENE; ANIMAL; ECTODERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTO ONCOGENE;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BODY PATTERNING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ECTODERM; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, ERBB-1; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0038266136     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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