Zebrafish and fly Nkx6 proteins have similar CNS expression patterns and regulate motoneuron formation

Development

Volumn 131, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 5221-5232

  Cheesman, Sarah E ^a   Layden, Michael J ^a   Von Ohlen, Tonia ^a,b   Doe, Chris Q ^a   Eisen, Judith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Danio rerio; Drosophila melanogaster; Eve; HB9; Hedgehog; Interneurons; Islet; Nkx6.1; Primary motoneurons; Secondary motoneurons

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GSH PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MSX PROTEIN; NKX6 PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INSECT; INTERNEURON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOTONEURON; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTOR NEURONS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

BILATERIA; DANIO RERIO; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ERINACEIDAE; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; NICOTIANA TABACUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 9444264779     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.01397     Document Type: Article

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