Inhibition of Sox2-dependent activation of Shh in the ventral diencephalon by Tbx3 is required for formation of the neurohypophysis

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 140, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2299-2309

  Trowe, Mark Oliver ^a   Zhao, Li ^b   Weiss, Anna Carina ^a   Christoffels, Vincent ^c   Epstein, Douglas J ^d   Kispert, Andreas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diencephalon; Infundibulum; Neurohypophysis; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DEGENERATION; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GENE LOSS; GENE REPRESSION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PITUITARY STALK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

DIENCEPHALON; INFUNDIBULUM; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; PITUITARY GLAND;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; SOXB1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877789292     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.094524     Document Type: Article

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