The C. elegans ceh-36 Gene Encodes a Putative Homemodomain Transcription Factor Involved in Chemosensory Functions of ASE and AWC Neurons

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 336, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 579-587

  Koga, Makoto ^a,b   Ohshima, Yasumi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ASE and AWC neurons; C. elegans; ceh 36; Chemotaxis; Homeoprotein

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CEH 36 GENE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TAX 2 GENE;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0842311305     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.12.037     Document Type: Article

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