Rho-LIM kinase signaling regulates ecdysone-induced gene expression and morphogenesis during Drosophila metamorphosis

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-313

  Chen, Guang Chao ^a   Gajowniczek, Patrycja ^a   Settleman, Jeffrey ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; ECDYSONE; LIM KINASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SB PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FORELIMB; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIMB; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ECDYSONE; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MORPHOGENESIS; PROTEIN KINASES; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WING;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 1542290591     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(04)00065-X     Document Type: Article

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