Cis-regulatory analysis of nodal and maternal control of dorsal-ventral axis formation by Univin, a TGFβ related to Vg1

Development

Volumn 134, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3649-3664

  Range, Ryan ^a   Lapraz, François ^a   Quirin, Magali ^a   Marro, Sophie ^a   Besnardeau, Lydia ^a   Lepage, Thierry ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

BZIP; Cis regulatory analysis; Dorsal ventral axis; GDFs; Gene regulatory network; Nodal; Oral aboral axis; Paracentrotus lividus; Phylogenetic footprint; Smad; SoxB1; Univin; Vg1

Indexed keywords

BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BETA CATENIN; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; GENE PRODUCT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LYMPHOID ENHANCER FACTOR; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PROTEIN MYB; PROTEIN NODAL; PROTEIN VG1; SMAD PROTEIN; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ALK4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ALK5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ALK7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOXB1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNIVIN PROTEIN;

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEA URCHIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BODY PATTERNING; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRONS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEA URCHINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD PROTEINS; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CHORDATA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 36148930606     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.007799     Document Type: Article

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