NSCL-1 and NSCL-2 synergistically determine the fate of GnRH-1 neurons and control necdin gene expression

EMBO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 4353-4364

  Krüger, Marcus ^a   Ruschke, Karen ^a   Braun, Thomas ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Migration; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BHLH GENE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NECDIN GENE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; NSCL 1 GENE; NSCL 2 GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 9144253221     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600431     Document Type: Article

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