Recapitulation of human βB1-crystallin promoter activity in transgenic zebrafish

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 235, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 435-443

  Hou, Hsin Han ^a   Kuo, M Yen Ping ^a   Luo, Ya Wen ^a   Chang, Bei En ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crystallin; Lens; Promoter; Transgenic zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BETA CRYSTALLIN; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; GENOMIC DNA; MAF PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR C MAF;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITE; EVOLUTION; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN; BINDING SITES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MAF; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 30744468842     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20652     Document Type: Article

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