Analysis of twin of eyeless regulation during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

Gene Expression Patterns

Volumn 8, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 523-527

  Blanco, Jorge ^a   Gehring, Walter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

bicoid; dorsal; Drosophila blastoderm stage; Eye development; hunchback; knirps; torso; toy

Indexed keywords

DECAPENTAPLEGIC PROTEIN; DORSAL PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HUNCHBACK PROTEIN; KNIRPS PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TORSO PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BICOID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TWIN OF EYELESS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BLASTODERM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUTATION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 49949090462     PISSN: 1567133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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