Cloning and analyzing of Xenopus Mespo promoter in retinoic acid regulated Mespo expression

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 759-764

  Wang, Jin Hu ^a   Ding, Xiao Yan ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

bHLH; Paraxial; Presomitic; Segmental; Tailbud; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MESPO PROTEIN, XENOPUS; RETINOIC ACID; XENOPUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSACTIVATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRETINOIN; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33750984248     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2006.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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