Characterizatxon of Drosophila fruitless-gal4 transgenes reveals expression in male-specific fruitless neurons and innervation of male reproductive structures

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 475, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 270-287

  Billeter, Jean Christophe ^a   Goodwin, Stephen F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insulated transformation vector; Male internal reproductive organs; Muscle of Lawrence; Neuromuscular junction; Peripheral nervous system; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FRUITLESS GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INNERVATION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; TARGET CELL; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSGENE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEURITE; REPORTER GENE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; FRU PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; HYBRID PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GENITALIA, MALE; LARVA; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURITES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEROTONIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSGENES;

EID: 3042764454     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20177     Document Type: Article

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