Nolz1 is induced by retinoid signals and controls motoneuron subtype identity through distinct repressor activities

Development

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-240

  Ji, Sheng Jian ^a,b   Periz, Goran ^a   Sockanathan, Shanthini ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grg5; Identity; Motoneuron; Nolz1; Repressor; Retinoids

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN GRG5; PROTEIN HOXC6; PROTEIN LIM1; PROTEIN LIM3; RETINOIC ACID; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NOLZ1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORISTOMA; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORISTOMA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; TRETINOIN;

EID: 62349113721     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.028043     Document Type: Article

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