Activation of Class I transcription factors by low level Sonic hedgehog signaling is mediated by Gli2-dependent and independent mechanisms

Developmental Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-62

  Pachikara, Abraham ^a   Dolson, Diane K ^a   Martinu, Lenka ^a   Riccomagno, Martin M ^a   Jeong, Yongsu ^a   Epstein, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Class I (Pax6 Dbx1, Dbx2); Class II (Nkx2.2, Nkx6.1, Nkx6.2) Gli2; Gene expression; Morphogen; Sonic hedgehog; Ventral neural tube

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DBX1 GENE; DBX2 GENE; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNER EAR; MOUSE; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PAX6 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SHHP1 GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 34247168507     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.01.035     Document Type: Article

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