Developmental gene regulatory networks in the zebrafish embryo

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1789, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-298

  Chan, Tzu Min ^a   Longabaugh, William ^b   Bolouri, Hamid ^b   Chen, Hua Ling ^a   Tseng, Wen Fang ^a   Chao, Chung Hao ^a   Jang, Te Hsuan ^a   Lin, Yu I ^a   Hung, Shao Chin ^a   Wang, Horng Dar ^c   Yuh, Chiou Hwa ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dorsal ventral polarity; Gene regulatory network; Mesendoderm specification; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CHORDIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL FATE; CELL SPECIFICITY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 64549129564     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2008.09.005     Document Type: Review

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