Three enhancer regions regulate gbx2 gene expression in the isthmic region during zebrafish development

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 907-924

  Islam, Md Ekramul ^a   Kikuta, Hiroshi ^a   Inoue, Fumitaka ^a   Kanai, Maiko ^a   Kawakami, Atsushi ^b   Parvin, Mst Shahnaj ^a   Takeda, Hiroyuki ^b   Yamasu, Kyo ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain formation; DDC model; gbx2; Isthmus; Midbrain hindbrain boundary; Promoter analysis; Transcription; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; GBX2 GENE; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; ISTHMUS; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SOMITE; THYROID GLAND; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITES; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENOME, INSECT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MESENCEPHALON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAX2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33751505034     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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