The microRNA-processing enzyme Dicer is dispensable for somite segmentation but essential for limb bud positioning

Developmental Biology

Volumn 351, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 254-265

  Zhang, Zhen ^a   O'Rourke, Jason R ^b   McManus, Michael T ^c   Lewandoski, Mark ^d   Harfe, Brian D ^b   Sun, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dicer; Limb; Limb positioning; MicroRNA; Mouse; Somite

Indexed keywords

DICER; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 25; MICRORNA 32; MICRORNA 363; MICRORNA 367; MICRORNA 92; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN HAND2; PROTEIN TBX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; ENZYME INACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HINDLIMB; LIMB BUD; MESODERM; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMITE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 79951681435     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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