The Drosophila single-minded gene encodes a helix-loop-helix protein that acts as a master regulator of CNS midline development

John R. Nambu; Josephine O. Lewis; Keith A. Wharton; Stephen T. Crews

doi:10.1016/0092-8674(91)90292-7

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BiologyBasic helix-loop-helixEctopic expressionRegulatorTranscription factorCell biologyCell fate determinationGeneCell divisionGeneticsTranscription (linguistics)Regulation of gene expressionAutoregulationCellDNA-binding protein

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University of California, Los Angeles US

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 67
Issue: 6
Pages: 1157-1167
Citations: 502
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                                    John R. Nambu, 
                                
                                    Josephine O. Lewis, 
                                
                                    Keith A. Wharton
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            The Drosophila single-minded gene encodes a helix-loop-helix protein that acts as a master regulator of CNS midline development. 
                            Cell
                            , 67
                            (6)
                            , 1157-1167.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-8674(91)90292-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(91)90292-7