Genetic visualization of notch signaling in mammalian neurogenesis

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2045-2057

  Imayoshi, Itaru ^a,b   Shimojo, Hiromi ^a,b   Sakamoto, Masayuki ^a,b   Ohtsuka, Toshiyuki ^a,b   Kageyama, Ryoichiro ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult neurogenesis; Fluorescent reporter; Hes; Hey; Luciferase reporter; Neurogenesis; NICD; Notch

Indexed keywords

BRAIN LIPID BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLECORTIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; JAGGED1; JAGGED2; LIPID BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NESTIN; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NOTCH RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL MIGRATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FOREBRAIN; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROGENESIS; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84878529515     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1151-x     Document Type: Review

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