The bHLH factor deadpan is a direct target of Notch signaling and regulates neuroblast self-renewal in Drosophila

Developmental Biology

Volumn 352, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-82

  San Juán, Beatriz P ^a   Baonza, Antonio ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

BHLH factors; Deadpan; Neuroblast; Notch signaling

Indexed keywords

NOTCH RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEADPAN GENE; DROSOPHILA; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79952190285     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.01.019     Document Type: Article

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