Co-expression of the transcription factors CEH-14 and TTX-1 regulates AFD neuron-specific genes gcy-8 and gcy-18 in C. elegans

Developmental Biology

Volumn 399, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 325-336

  Kagoshima, Hiroshi ^a,b   Kohara, Yuji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Nematode; Neuron; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CEH 14 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TTX 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CEH-14 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; GCY-18 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; GCY-8 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; LIM HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; TTX-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CNG 3 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GCY 18 GENE; GCY 8 GENE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC MARKER; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NLP 21 GENE; NONHUMAN; NTC 1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENETICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIM-HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THERMOSENSING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSGENES;

EID: 84924620335     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.01.010     Document Type: Article

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