The homeobox gene Otx2 in development and disease

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-16

  Beby, Francis ^a   Lamonerie, Thomas ^b  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE DE BIOCHIMIE   (France)

Author keywords

DNA binding protein; Forebrain; Homeobox; OTX2; Photoreceptor; Retinal development

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX2;

ADULTHOOD; BIRTH; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBELLUM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE MALFORMATION; FOREBRAIN; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; ONCOGENE; OTX2 GENE; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EYE; EYE DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HUMANS; OTX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84876328551     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.03.007     Document Type: Review

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