Expression of the telomeric retrotransposon HeT-A in Drophila melanogaster is correlated with cell proliferation

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 211-219

  Walter, Marika F ^a   Biessmann, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Drosophila; HeT A retrotransposon; RNA expression; Telomere

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIGENIN; GAG PROTEIN; RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA TRANSPOSITION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE PROBE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMIC IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GERM LINE; GROWTH STIMULATION; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LARVA; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; RNA ANALYSIS; TELOMERE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE PRODUCTS, GAG; GENES, INSECT; RETROELEMENTS; RNA; TELOMERE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 3042573214     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-004-0400-x     Document Type: Article

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