Sim1a and Arnt2 contribute to hypothalamo-spinal axon guidance by regulating Robo2 activity via a Robo3- dependent mechanism

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-106

  Schweitzer, Jörn ^a   Löhr, Heiko ^a,c   Bonkowsky, Joshua L ^b   Hübscher, Katrin ^a   Driever, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dcc Netrin signalling; Dopaminergic neurons; Hypocretinergic neurons; Hypothalamo spinal projections; Neuroendocrine systems; Orthopedia; Robo receptor isoforms; Robo Slit signalling; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ARNT 2 PROTEIN; ROBO 2 PROTEIN; ROBO 3 PROTEIN; SIM1A PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EMBRYO; HYPOTHALAMO SPINAL NERVE FIBER; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUTANT; NERVE FIBER; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR NUCLEAR TRANSLOCATOR; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA SPLICING; SPINAL CORD; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84870724883     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.087825     Document Type: Article

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