The homeodomain protein hmbx-1 maintains asymmetric gene expression in adult C. elegans olfactory neurons

Genes and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1802-1815

  Lesch, Bluma J ^a   Bargmann, Cornelia I ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoreceptor, olfactory receptor; Homeostasis; Neuronal development; Olfactory neuron

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN HMBX 1; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN DAF 3; PROTEIN DAF 7; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NSY 7; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; DAF-7 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HMBX-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSORY SYSTEM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ALLELE; ANIMAL; GENE REPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; OLFACTORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MUTATION; OLFACTORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 77955866094     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1932610     Document Type: Article

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