Genome-wide analysis of the bHLH gene family in planarians identifies factors required for adult neurogenesis and neuronal regeneration

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 140, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 4691-4702

  Cowles, Martis W ^a   Brown, David D R ^b,c   Nisperos, Sean V ^a   Stanley, Brianna N ^a   Pearson, Bret J ^b,c,d   Zayas, Ricardo M ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic helix loop helix; Coe; Hes; Lophotrochozoan; Neoblasts; Neurogenesis; Planarians; Regeneration; Schmidtea mediterranea; Single minded; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; GANGLION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; STEM CELL; TURBELLARIA;

BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX; COE; HES; LOPHOTROCHOZOAN; NEOBLASTS; NEUROGENESIS; PLANARIANS; REGENERATION; SCHMIDTEA MEDITERRANEA; SINGLE-MINDED; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; PLANARIANS; REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84887981913     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.098616     Document Type: Article

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