The regulation of Hox gene expression during animal development

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 140, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 3951-3963

  Mallo, Moisés ^a   Alonso, Claudio R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Drosophila; Gene regulation; Hox genes; MicroRNAs; Mouse; RNA processing; Translation

Indexed keywords

LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MICRORNA;

CHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOX GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING; VERTEBRATE;

CHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA; GENE REGULATION; HOX GENES; MICRORNAS; MOUSE; RNA PROCESSING; TRANSLATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HUMANS; MICE; MICRORNAS;

EID: 84884269699     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.068346     Document Type: Review

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