Differential expression of Meis2, Mab21l2 and Tbx3 during limb development associated with diversification of limb morphology in mammals

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Dai, Mengyao ^a   Wang, Yao ^a   Fang, Lu ^a   Irwin, David M ^b   Zhu, Tengteng ^a   Zhang, Junpeng ^a   Zhang, Shuyi ^a   Wang, Zhe ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; EYE PROTEIN; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; CALCAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HINDLIMB; HOXD GENE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MAB21L2 GENE; MEIS2 GENE; MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; TBX3 GENE; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; EMBRYOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIMB; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHIROPTERA; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EXTREMITIES; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WING;

EID: 84926347191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106100     Document Type: Article

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