Transcription of fgf8 is regulated by activating and repressive cis-elements at the midbrain-hindbrain boundary in zebrafish embryos

Developmental Biology

Volumn 316, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 471-486

  Inoue, Fumitaka ^a   Parvin, Mst Shahnaj ^a   Yamasu, Kyo ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain formation; Conserved sequence; Enhancer; fgf8; Isthmus; Midbrain hindbrain boundary; Pax2; Transcription; Transgenic fish; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41149150649     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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