Co-activation of microRNAs by Zelda is essential for early drosophila development

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2108-2118

  Fu, Shengbo ^a   Nien, Chung Yi ^a   Liang, Hsiao Lan ^b   Rushlow, Christine ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co activation; Gene network; MicroRNA; MZT; Zelda

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 1; MICRORNA 9A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ZELDA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; GASTRULATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENOME ANALYSIS; MATERNAL TO ZYGOTIC TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CO-ACTIVATION; GENE NETWORK; MICRORNA; MZT; ZELDA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MICRORNAS; RNA, MESSENGER, STORED; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84900011413     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.108118     Document Type: Article

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