The zebrafish maternal-effect gene mission impossible encodes the DEAH-box helicase Dhx16 and is essential for the expression of downstream endodermal genes

Developmental Biology

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-289

  Putiri, Emily ^a   Pelegri, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

DEAH box helicase; Endoderm induction; Maternal effect gene; Mission impossible dhx16; Nodal signaling; Zebrafish gastrulation

Indexed keywords

DEAH BOX HELICASE DHX16; HELICASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MIS GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 79955030786     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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