Chromatin immunoprecipitation reveals a novel role for the Drosophila SoxNeuro transcription factor in axonal patterning

Developmental Biology

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 530-542

  Girard, Franck ^a   Joly, Willy ^a   Savare, Jean ^a   Bonneaud, Nathalie ^a   Ferraz, Conchita ^a   Maschat, Florence ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Drosophila; HMG; Sox; SoxNeuro; Transcriptional control

Indexed keywords

BEAT1A PROTEIN; FASCICLIN II; ISLET PROTEIN; LONGITUDINAL LACKING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SEMAPHORIN; SEMAPHORIN 2A; SOXN PROTEIN; TAILUP PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOXNEURO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; GLIA CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VENTRAL ROOT;

METAZOA;

EID: 33750328877     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.08.014     Document Type: Article

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