Transduction of graded Hedgehog signaling by a combination of Gli2 and Gli3 activator functions in the developing spinal cord

Development

Volumn 131, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3593-3604

  Lei, Qiubo ^a   Zelman, Alice K ^a   Kuang, Ed ^a   Li, Shike ^a   Matise, Matise P ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell fate; Chick; Gli genes; Mouse; Patterning; Sonic hedgehog; Sorting; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOMOZYGOTE; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; VENTRAL ROOT; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CHICK EMBRYO; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYO; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; STEM CELLS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4444220296     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.01230     Document Type: Article

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