Cellular analysis of newly identified Hox downstream genes in Drosophila

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 273-278

  Zhai, Zongzhao ^a,b   Fuchs, Aurelia L ^a,b   Lohmann, Ingrid ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal B (Abd B); Deformed (Dfd); Downstream targets; Hox genes

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL B PROTEIN; DEFORMED PROTEIN; HOX PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; INSECT CELL; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77149175424     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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