The pleiohomeotic gene is required for maintaining expression of genes functioning in ventral appendage formation in Drosophila melanogaster

Developmental Biology

Volumn 319, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-129

  Kim, Su Na ^a   Jung, Keuk Il ^a   Chung, Hae Moon ^a   Kim, Sang Hee ^b   Jeon, Sang Hak ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antennapedia; Drosophila; Engrailed; PcG genes; Pleiohomeotic; Proximo distal patterning genes; Ventral appendage

Indexed keywords

POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN;

ANTENNA; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; LEG; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOHOMEOTIC GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 44749083881     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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