Specific inactivation of Twist1 in the mandibular arch neural crest cells affects the development of the ramus and reveals interactions with hand2

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 241, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 924-940

  Zhang, Yanping ^a   Blackwell, Evan L ^a   Mcknight, Mitchell T ^a   Knutsen, Gregory R ^a   Vu, Wendy T ^a   Ruest, L Bruno ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic helix loop helix transcription factor; Hand2; Mandible; Meckel's cartilage; Mineralization; Neural crest cells; Palate; Twist1

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TWIST; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TWIST1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO; ENAMEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INTERACTION; HAND1 TRANSGENE; HAND2 TRANSGENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE HYPOPLASIA; MIDDLE EAR MALFORMATION; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUSE; NEURAL CREST CELL; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENE; VALVE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BRANCHIAL REGION; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MANDIBLE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURAL CREST; NEURONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; ORGANOGENESIS; TWIST TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

MUS;

EID: 84859761872     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23776     Document Type: Article

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