Hox gene cross-regulatory interactions in the embryonic brain of Drosophila

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 527-536

  Sprecher, Simon G ^a   Müller, Martin ^a   Kammermeier, Lars ^a   Miller, David F B ^b   Kaufman, Thomas C ^b   Reichert, Heinrich ^a   Hirth, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain development; Cross regulation; Drosophila; Embryo; Gain of function; Gal4 UAS; Hox genes; labial; Neurogenesis; Ultrabithorax

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEXAPEPTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOX GENE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTENNAPEDIA HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 2542494848     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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