Pitx3 regulates tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the substantia nigra and identifies a subgroup of mesencephalic dopaminergic progenitor neurons during mouse development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 282, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 467-479

  Maxwell, Sarah L ^a   Ho, Hsin Yi ^a   Kuehner, Eva ^a   Zhao, Suling ^a   Li, Meng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Dopaminergic neuron; Embryonic stem cell; GFP; Homeobox; Knock in; Pitx3; Transcription factor; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX3; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; STEM CELL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 20444376889     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.03.028     Document Type: Article

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