Identification of a retina-specific Otx2 enhancer element active in immature developing photoreceptors

Developmental Biology

Volumn 360, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 241-255

  Emerson, Mark M ^a   Cepko, Constance L ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Electroporation; Enhancer element; Otx2; Photoreceptors; Retina; Specification

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DIVISION; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OTX2 GENE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; RETINA NERVE CELL; STEM CELL; TECTUM;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80755125323     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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