Two-step regulation of left-right asymmetric expression of Pitx2: Initiation by nodal signaling and maintenance by Nkx2

Molecular Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 137-149

  Shiratori, Hidetaka ^a   Sakuma, Rui ^a   Watanabe, Minoru ^b   Hashiguchi, Hiromi ^a   Mochida, Kyoko ^a   Sakai, Yasuo ^a   Nishino, Jinsuke ^a   Saijoh, Yukio ^a   Whitman, Malcolm ^b   Hamada, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; EXON; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; INTRON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 17744364498     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(01)00162-9     Document Type: Article

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