The LIM homeobox transcription factor Lhx2 is required to specify the retina field and synergistically cooperates with Pax6 for Six6 trans-activation

Developmental Biology

Volumn 327, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 541-550

  Tétreault, Nicolas ^a   Champagne, Marie Pier ^a   Bernier, Gilbert ^a,b  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homeobox gene; Lhx2; Optic vesicle; Pax6; Retina; Six6; Stem cell; Trans activation; Transcription

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LHX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOBOX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; TRANSACTIVATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 60549094394     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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