Sequential and combinatorial roles of maf family genes define proper lens development

Molecular Vision

Volumn 13, Issue , 2007, Pages 18-30

  Reza, Hasan Mahmud ^a   Urano, Atsuyo ^a,b   Shimada, Naoko ^a,c   Yasuda, Kunio ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MAJOR INTRINSIC PROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR C MAF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR L MAF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAFB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LENS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; CADHERINS; CHICK EMBRYO; CONNEXINS; DELTA-CRYSTALLINS; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EYE PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MAF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 33846291052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10900535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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