Notch signaling differentially regulates Atoh7 and Neurog2 in the distal mouse retina

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 141, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 3243-3254

  Maurer, Kate A ^a   Riesenberg, Amy N ^a   Brown, Nadean L ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atoh7; Jagged1; Mouse; Neurog2; Notch signaling; Retinal neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

ATOH7; JAGGED1; MOUSE; NEUROG2; NOTCH SIGNALING; RETINAL NEUROGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTOR, NOTCH1; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84905457308     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.106245     Document Type: Article

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