Pha-2 encodes the C. elegans ortholog of the homeodomain protein HEX and is required for the formation of the pharyngeal isthmus

Developmental Biology

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 403-418

  Mörck, Catarina ^a   Rauthan, Manish ^a   Wågberg, Fredrik ^a   Pilon, Marc ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Hex; Homeobox; pha 2; pha 4; Pharynx; Prh

Indexed keywords

HOMEOBOX PROTEIN HEX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; HOMEOBOX; INTRON; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PHARYNX; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3342896767     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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