Genetic analysis reveals that PAX6 is required for normal transcription of pancreatic hormone genes and islet development

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1662-1673

  Sander, Maike ^a   Neubüser, Annette ^a   Kalamaras, Julie ^a   Ee, Hooi C ^a   Martin, Gail R ^a   German, Michael S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucagon; Insulin; Islet; pancreas development; PAX6; Transcription

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; GLUCAGON; HYBRID PROTEIN; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOSTATIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LANGERHANS CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1842330860     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.13.1662     Document Type: Article

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