C. elegans HIM-8 functions outside of meiosis to antagonize EGL-13 Sox protein function

Developmental Biology

Volumn 293, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 392-402

  Nelms, Brian L ^a   Hanna Rose, Wendy ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; C2H2 zinc finger; Cog; Development; Egl; egl 13; him 8; Sox; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; EGL 13 PROTEIN; HIGH INCIDENCE OF MALE 8 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL POPULATION; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GERM CELL; GONAD; MEIOSIS; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOLOGY; WILD TYPE; X CHROMOSOME;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; METAZOA;

EID: 33646195440     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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