bHLH genes cath5 and cNSCL1 promote bFGF-stimulated RPE cells to transdifferentiate toward retinal ganglion cells

Developmental Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 320-328

  Ma, Wenxin ^a   Yan, Run Tao ^a   Xie, Wenlian ^a   Wang, Shu Zhen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

bHLH; cath5; Cell fate; cNSCL1; Development; Neuron differentiation; Retinal ganglion cells; RPE transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL STIMULATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0346654071     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2003.09.031     Document Type: Article

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