Distinct enhancers of ptf1a mediate specification and expansion of ventral pancreas in zebrafish

Developmental Biology

Volumn 381, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 471-481

  Pashos, Evanthia ^a,b   Park, Joon Tae ^b   Leach, Steven ^b   Fisher, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auto regulation; Enhancer; Pancreas; Ptf1a; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; PANCREAS SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1A; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; GENE LOCUS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1A GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSGENE; UPREGULATION; VENTRAL PANCREAS; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84882919466     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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