The role of the ETS factor erg in zebrafish vasculogenesis

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 220-229

  Ellett, Felix ^a,b,d   Kile, Benjamin T ^a,c   Lieschke, Graham J ^a,b  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Cancer and Haematology Division   (Australia)

^c Division of Molecular Medicine   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ETS related gene; Mesoderm; Neovascularisation; Physiologic; Transcription factor; Vascular endothelium; Vasculogenesis; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETS;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ERG GENE; GENE; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MESODERM; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MESODERM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-ETS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 59849105456     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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