Lens gene expression analysis reveals downregulation of the anti-apoptotic chaperone αA-crystallin during cavefish eye degeneration

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 217, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 771-782

  Strickler, Allen G ^a   Byerly, Mardi S ^b   Jeffery, William R ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

A Crystallin; B1 Crystallin; M2 Crystallin; Cavefish; Lensapoptosis; MIP; MP19

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE; EYE PROTEIN; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; LENS PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN MIP; PROTEIN MP19; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE DISEASE; FISH DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTIC DISK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CRYSTALLINS; DOWN-REGULATION; FISHES; GAMMA-CRYSTALLINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER;

AMBLYOPSIDAE; ASTYANAX FASCIATUS MEXICANUS; ASTYANAX MEXICANUS;

EID: 37049023073     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-007-0190-z     Document Type: Article

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