Control of the proliferation versus meiotic development decision in the C. elegans germline through regulation of GLD-1 protein accumulation

Development

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-104

  Hansen, Dave ^a   Wilson Berry, Laura ^a   Dang, Thanh ^a   Schedl, Tim ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germline development; gld 1; glp 1; Meiotic entry; nos 3; Notch signaling; Proliferation; Stem cells; Tumor

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROTEIN GLD 1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POPULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GERM LINE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEIOSIS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, HELMINTH; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 1642433000     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.00916     Document Type: Article

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