Left-right asymmetric expression of Pitx is regulated by the asymmetric Nodal signaling through an intronic enhancer in Ciona intestinalis

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 218, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 353-360

  Yoshida, Keita ^a   Saiga, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Left right asymmetry; Nodal; Pitx; Transcription regulatory mechanism

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN NODAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXH1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXHA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BINDING SITE; CHORION; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; INTRON; KNOCKOUT GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TAIL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, DEVELOPMENTAL; INTRONS; NODAL PROTEIN; NODAL SIGNALING LIGANDS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ASCIDIA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 47349083837     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-008-0230-3     Document Type: Article

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