S. macrurus myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) induce mammalian skeletal muscle differentiation; evidence for functional conservation of MRFs

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 993-1002

  Kim, Hyun Jung ^a   Güth, Robert ^a   Jonsson, Colleen B ^b   Unguez, Graciela A ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Electric fish; MyoD; Myogenin; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIC FACTOR; MYOGENIN; PROTEIN MYOG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PRIMER DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; FISH; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MAMMAL; MOUSE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; GYMNOTIFORMES; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

MAMMALIA; STERNOPYGUS MACRURUS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GYMNOTIFORMES; MICE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; MYOGENIN; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 70350020910     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082672hk     Document Type: Article

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