Comparative evolutionary analysis of the FoxG1 transcription factor from diverse vertebrates identifies conserved recognition sites for microRNA regulation

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-233

  Bredenkamp, Nicholas ^a   Seoighe, Cathal ^a   Illing, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Forkhead transcription factor; Gene duplication; Human FoxG1B protein; MicroRNAs; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GLUTAMINE; MICRORNA; PROLINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXG1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPTILE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL; TELENCEPHALON; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VERTEBRATES;

MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847687694     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-006-0128-x     Document Type: Article

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