An enhancer directs differential expression of the linked Mrf4 and Myf5 myogenic regulatory genes in the mouse

Developmental Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 595-608

  Chang, Ted Hung Tse ^a   Primig, Michael ^a,b   Hadchouel, Juliette ^a,c   Tajbakhsh, Shahragim ^a   Rocancourt, Didier ^a   Fernandez, Anne ^a,d   Kappler, Roland ^a,e   Scherthan, Harry ^a,f   Buckingham, Margaret ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enhancer; Mrf4K; Myf5; Myogenesis; Myogenic regulatory factors

Indexed keywords

MYOGENIC FACTOR; MYOGENIC FACTOR 4; MYOGENIC FACTOR 5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOBLAST; MYOTOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 1942521304     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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