Pushing the envelope of retinal ganglion cell genesis: Context dependent function of Math5 (Atoh7)

Developmental Biology

Volumn 368, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 214-230

  Prasov, Lev ^a   Glaser, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atoh7; Atonal; Axon pathfinding; BAC transgene; Basic helix loop helix (bHLH); Cell fate specification; Cone rod homeodomain; Crx; Heterochronic; Math5; Optic nerve; Retinal explants; Retinal ganglion cell (RGC); Transgene rescue

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CRE RECOMBINASE; PROTEIN ATOH7; PROTEIN MATH5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ATOH7 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; CELL CYCLE; CELL FATE; CELL MATURATION; CONE ROD HOMEOBOX GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; MATH5 GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TRANSGENE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

MUS;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867909036     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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