Hox Genes Promote Neuronal Subtype Diversification through Posterior Induction in Caenorhabditis elegans

Neuron

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 514-527

  Zheng, Chaogu ^a   Diaz Cuadros, Margarete ^a   Chalfie, Martin ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; EGL 5 PROTEIN; HOX PROTEIN; PHP 3 PROTEIN; RAB11 PROTEIN; RFIP 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; EGL-5 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONNECTOME; GENE FUNCTION; HOX GENE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TOUCH RECEPTOR NEURON; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOBOX; INTERNEURON; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTERNEURONS; MUTATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84945570462     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: 10974199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.049     Document Type: Article

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