Comparative functional genomics revealed conservation and diversification of three enhancers of the isl1 gene for motor and sensory neuron-specific expression

Developmental Biology

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 587-606

  Uemura, Osamu ^a,b   Okada, Yohei ^b,c,d   Ando, Hideki ^a   Guedj, Mickael ^e   Higashijima, Shin Ichi ^f   Shimazaki, Takuya ^b,d   Chino, Naoichi ^b   Okano, Hideyuki ^b,d   Okamoto, Hitoshi ^a,d  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparative functional genomics; Enhancer; Islet 1; Islet 2; Islet 3; Motor neuron; Mouse; Sensory neuron; Subtype specification; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOMICS; ISLET 1 GENE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; PUFFER FISH; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; TAKIFUGU; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12944307837     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.11.031     Document Type: Article

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