Mrf4 (myf6) is dynamically expressed in differentiated zebrafish skeletal muscle

Gene Expression Patterns

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 738-745

  Hinits, Yaniv ^a   Osborn, Daniel P S ^a   Carvajal, Jaime J ^b   Rigby, Peter W J ^b   Hughes, Simon M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniofacial; Fin; Gene expression; Mrf4; Muscle; Muscle fibre; Muscle pioneers; Mylz2; Myod; Myogenin; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MRF4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMNION; ANIMALS; CARDIAC MYOSINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTOR 5; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; MYOGENIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; MUS;

EID: 34547742079     PISSN: 1567133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.modgep.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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