The non-conserved C-terminal segments of Sine Oculis Homeobox (SIX) proteins confer functional specificity

Genesis

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 514-523

  Weasner, Brandon P ^a   Kumar, Justin P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye specification; Optix; Retinal determination; Sine oculis; Six3; Six6

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; EYE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

DROSOPHILIDAE; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349257766     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20517     Document Type: Article

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