Multiple intrinsic factors act in concert with Lhx2 to direct retinal gliogenesis

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  De Melo, Jimmy ^a   Clark, Brian S ^a   Blackshaw, Seth ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; EYE PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LHX2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; LIM HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NFIA PROTEIN, MOUSE; NUCLEAR FACTOR I; PLAGL1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; RAX PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX;

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GLIA; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; NEUROEPITHELIUM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ELECTROPORATION; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LIM-HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS; NEUROGLIA; NFI TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; RETINA; SOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84986564631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep32757     Document Type: Article

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