A Mosaic Genetic Screen Reveals Distinct Roles for trithorax and Polycomb Group Genes in Drosophila Eye Development

Genetics

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 187-200

  Janody, Florence ^a   Lee, Jeffrey D ^a   Jahren, Neal ^a   Hazelett, Dennis J ^a   Benlali, Aude ^a   Miura, Grant I ^a   Draskovic, Irena ^a   Treisman, Jessica E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPENTAPLEGIC PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT; HISTONE; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT1 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DISORDER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC SCREENING; MOSAICISM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTOR; POLYCOMB GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRITHORAX GENE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EYE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOSAICISM; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE;

ARACHNIDA; ERINACEIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 1642362483     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.166.1.187     Document Type: Article

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