Mouse Fem1b interacts with the Nkx3.1 homeoprotein and is required for proper male secondary sexual development

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 237, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2963-2972

  Wang, Xi ^a,b   Desai, Nishita ^a   Hu, Ya Ping ^a,c   Price, Sandy M ^a,d   Abate Shen, Cory ^b   Shen, Michael M ^a,b,e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

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

^e NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene targeting; Homeodomain; Prostate gland; Sexual dimorphism; Testis; Yeast two hybrid assay

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX3.1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TARGETING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 54549123526     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21694     Document Type: Article

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