Bmp4-directed nuclear cyan fluorescent protein provides a tool for live imaging and reveals cellular resolution of Bmp4 expression patterns during embryogenesis

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 931-938

  Jang, Chuan Wei ^a   Gao, Liang ^a,c   Dickinson, Mary E ^a,c   Behringer, Richard R ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

BMP4; Fluorescent protein; Hair follicle; Live imaging

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CYAN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMB BUD; MESODERM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE KNOCK-IN TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HAIR FOLLICLE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956039948     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.092911cj     Document Type: Article

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