Identification of regulatory elements in the Isl1 gene locus

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 935-946

  Kappen, Claudia ^a   Salbaum, J Michael ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac crescent; Enhancer; Heart mesoderm; Lateral mesoderm; Transgenic reporter

Indexed keywords

ISLET FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FKHR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXO1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GATA4 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSULIN GENE ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ISL 1; INSULIN GENE ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ISL-1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MESODERM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; FEMALE; FETUS HEART; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PANCREAS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

MUS MUSCULUS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, REPORTER; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MESODERM; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PANCREAS; PREGNANCY; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 70350007320     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082819ck     Document Type: Article

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