The evolution and function of the Pax/Six regulatory network in sponges

Evolution and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 186-196

  Rivera, A ^a,b   Winters, I ^a   Rued, A ^a   Ding, S ^a,c   Posfai, D ^a   Cieniewicz, B ^a,d   Cameron, K ^a   Gentile, L ^a   Hill, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b Department of Chemistry   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECOLABELING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; SPONGE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL LINEAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; INTRON; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTRONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PHYLOGENY; PORIFERA; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; EPHYDATIA MUELLERI; METAZOA; SPONGILLIDAE;

EID: 84876808034     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ede.12032     Document Type: Article

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