Optix functions as a link between the retinal determination network and the dpp pathway to control morphogenetic furrow progression in Drosophila

Developmental Biology

Volumn 381, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-61

  Li, Yumei ^a   Jiang, Yuwei ^a   Chen, Yiyun ^a   Karandikar, Umesh ^a   Hoffman, Kristi ^a   Chattopadhyay, Abanti ^a   Mardon, Graeme ^a   Chen, Rui ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dpp; Morphogenic furrow; Optix; Retinal determination network; Retinal development

Indexed keywords

OPTIX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DPP GENE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EYESABSENT GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; HH GENE; LETHALITY; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOGENETIC FURROW PROGRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPTIX GENE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); RETINA; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINAL DETERMINATION NETWORK; SINE OCULIS GENE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84881550382     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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