Identification of an upstream regulatory element reveals a novel requirement for Ind activity in maintaining ind expression

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-236

  Von Ohlen, Tonia L ^a   Harvey, Canda ^a   Panda, Manasa ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS; Drosophila; Enhancers; Intermediate neuroblast defective

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN GSH1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IND; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IND GENE; MSH GENE; NEUROBLAST; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REGULATORY DNA SEQUENCE; REPORTER GENE; VND GENE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

MURINAE;

EID: 33847055023     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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