Ulnaless (Ul), a regulatory mutation inducing both loss-of-function and gain-of-function of posterior Hoxd genes

Development

Volumn 124, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 3493-3500

  Hérault, Yann ^a   Fraudeau, Nadine ^a   Zákány, József ^a   Duboule, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HoxD; Limb development; Mouse; Ulnaless

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALLELISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ULNA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1842290333     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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