GAL4 causes developmental defects and apoptosis when expressed in the developing eye of Drosophila melanogaster

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-47

  Kramer, Jamie M ^a   Staveley, Brian E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Drosophila melanogaster; Eye development; UAS GAL4 ectopic expression system

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FLY; HETEROZYGOTE; IMAGINAL DISC; LARVA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EYE; EYE ABNORMALITIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 2942651986     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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