Analysis of embryonic motoneuron gene regulation: Derepression of general activators function in concert with enhancer factors

Development

Volumn 131, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 3295-3306

  Lee, Soo Kyung ^a   Jurata, Linda W ^a,b   Funahashi, Junichi ^a,c   Ruiz, Esmeralda C ^a   Pfaff, Samuel L ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b Psychiatric Genomics Inc   (United States)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Derepression; Development; Enhancer; Gene regulation; Hb9; Motoneuron

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HB9; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HB9 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HLXB9 PROTEIN, HUMAN; IRX3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; IRX3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; NKX 2.2 HOMEDOMAIN PROTEIN; NKX-2.2 HOMEDOMAIN PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FATE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL LINE; CELL LINEAGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL; NEURAL CREST; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; TIME; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CELL LINEAGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; E2F TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ELECTROPORATION; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CREST; NEURONS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SP1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES;

EID: 4243150837     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.01179     Document Type: Article

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