Sox2 is required for development of taste bud sensory cells.

abstract：:Restricted expression of a mouse Vasa homolog gene (Mvh) expression is first detected in primordial germ cells (PGCs) after colonization of the genital ridges. Subsequently, Mvh is maintained until postmeiotic germ cells are formed. Here, we demonstrate that male mice homozygous for a targeted mutation of Mvh exhibit ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Tanaka SS,Toyooka Y,Akasu R,Katoh-Fukui Y,Nakahara Y,Suzuki R,Yokoyama M,Noce T

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-myc gene encodes a putative transcription factor that is thought to function in the regulation of gene expression during cell differentiation and/or growth. To examine the role of N-myc during development, we have used targeted mutagenesis in embryonic stem cells to produce a mouse line that carries an N-myc nul...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Charron J,Malynn BA,Fisher P,Stewart V,Jeannotte L,Goff SP,Robertson EJ,Alt FW

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a four-cell-stage Caenorhabditis elegans embryo, Wnt signaling polarizes an endoderm precursor called EMS. The polarization of this cell orients its mitotic spindle in addition to inducing endodermal fate in one daughter cell. Reducing the function of Wnt pathway genes, including a newly identified GSK-3beta homolo...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Schlesinger A,Shelton CA,Maloof JN,Meneghini M,Bowerman B

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medulloblastomas are among the most common malignancies in childhood, and they are associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. The molecular pathogenesis as well as the ontogeny of these neoplasms is still poorly understood. We have generated a mouse model for medulloblastoma by Cre-LoxP-mediated inactivation...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Marino S,Vooijs M,van Der Gulden H,Jonkers J,Berns A

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the discovery of mRNA 5'-leader trans-splicing (SL trans-splicing) in the chordates. In the ascidian protochordate Ciona intestinalis, the mRNAs of at least seven genes undergo trans-splicing of a 16-nucleotide 5'-leader apparently derived from a 46-nucleotide RNA that shares features with previously charact...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Vandenberghe AE,Meedel TH,Hastings KE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, gene silencing at the HMR and HML loci is normally dependent on Sir2p, Sir3p, and Sir4p, which are structural components of silenced chromatin. Sir2p is a NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase required for silencing. Silencing can be restored in cells lacking Sir proteins by a dominant mutati...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Rusché LN,Rine J

更新日期：2001-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the pattern of gene expression play an important role in allowing cancer cells to acquire their hallmark characteristics, while genomic instability enables cells to acquire genetic alterations that promote oncogenesis. Chromatin plays central roles in both transcriptional regulation and the maintenance of g...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Morgan MA,Shilatifard A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, short noncoding RNA (ncRNA) generated by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) are terminated by the NRD complex consisting of Nrd1, Nab3, and Sen1. We now show that Pcf11, a component of the cleavage and polyadenylation complex (CPAC), is also generally required for NRD-dependent transcription termi...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Grzechnik P,Gdula MR,Proudfoot NJ

更新日期：2015-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrete sequence elements known as exonic splicing enhancers (ESEs) have been shown to influence both the efficiency of splicing and the profile of mature mRNAs in multicellular eukaryotes. While the existence of ESEs has not been demonstrated previously in unicellular eukaryotes, the factors known to recognize these...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Webb CJ,Romfo CM,van Heeckeren WJ,Wise JA

更新日期：2005-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The embryonic expression of COUP-TFII, an orphan nuclear receptor, suggests that it may participate in mesenchymal-epithelial interactions required for organogenesis. Targeted deletion of the COUP-TFII gene results in embryonic lethality with defects in angiogenesis and heart development. COUP-TFII mutants are defecti...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Pereira FA,Qiu Y,Zhou G,Tsai MJ,Tsai SY

更新日期：1999-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:H4K20 methylation is a broad chromatin modification that has been linked with diverse epigenetic functions. Several enzymes target H4K20 methylation, consistent with distinct mono-, di-, and trimethylation states controlling different biological outputs. To analyze the roles of H4K20 methylation states, we generated c...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Schotta G,Sengupta R,Kubicek S,Malin S,Kauer M,Callén E,Celeste A,Pagani M,Opravil S,De La Rosa-Velazquez IA,Espejo A,Bedford MT,Nussenzweig A,Busslinger M,Jenuwein T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An RNA-based gene silencing pathway that protects bacteria and archaea from viruses and other genome invaders is hypothesized to arise from guide RNAs encoded by CRISPR loci and proteins encoded by the cas genes. CRISPR loci contain multiple short invader-derived sequences separated by short repeats. The presence of v...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Carte J,Wang R,Li H,Terns RM,Terns MP

更新日期：2008-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the function of the human ortholog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rif1 (Rap1-interacting factor 1). Yeast Rif1 associates with telomeres and regulates their length. In contrast, human Rif1 did not accumulate at functional telomeres, but localized to dysfunctional telomeres and to telomeric DNA clusters in AL...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Silverman J,Takai H,Buonomo SB,Eisenhaber F,de Lange T

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stomata are specialized cellular structures in the epidermis of aerial plant organs that control gas exchange (H(2)O release and CO(2) uptake) between leaves and the atmosphere by modulating the aperture of a pore flanked by two guard cells. Stomata are nonrandomly distributed, and their density is controlled by endog...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Berger D,Altmann T

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staurosporine, a potent inhibitor of protein kinase C, arrests fission yeast cell elongation specifically at a stage immediately after cell division. We isolated two genes, which, when carried on multicopy plasmids, confer drug resistance in fission yeast. One, spk1+, encodes a protein kinase highly similar (54% ident...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Toda T,Shimanuki M,Yanagida M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), also known as fibroblast growth factor 7 (FGF7), is synthesized by skin fibroblasts. However, its mitogenic activity is on skin keratinocytes, where it is the most potent growth factor identified thus far. To explore KGF's function in vivo, we used embryonic stem cell technology to ge...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Guo L,Degenstein L,Fuchs E

更新日期：1996-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferredoxin reductase (FDXR), a target of p53, modulates p53-dependent apoptosis and is necessary for steroidogenesis and biogenesis of iron-sulfur clusters. To determine the biological function of FDXR, we generated a Fdxr-deficient mouse model and found that loss of Fdxr led to embryonic lethality potentially due to ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Zhang Y,Qian Y,Zhang J,Yan W,Jung YS,Chen M,Huang E,Lloyd K,Duan Y,Wang J,Liu G,Chen X

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The assembly of activated RNA polymerase II (pol II) transcription complexes has been investigated by assaying whether pre-assembly of intermediate complexes reduces the extended time required for start-site melting. The results show that a closed complex requiring factors IIA, IID, and the acidic activator GAL4-AH fo...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Wang W,Gralla JD,Carey M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous lines of study have suggested that the Hox genes, encoding putative transcription factors, are key genes in the establishment of the body plan of the mammalian embryo. To examine the role of Hoxa-5 (Hox1.3) gene during development, we have used targeted mutagenesis in embryonic stem cells to produce a strain ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Jeannotte L,Lemieux M,Charron J,Poirier F,Robertson EJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The c-fos serum response element (SRE) is a multifunctional regulatory region of the c-fos promoter that responds to a variety of inducers. Recently, we have demonstrated that the SRE binds the C/EBP-related transcription factor rat NFIL-6 (rNFIL-6). In this study we show that rNFIL-6 is regulated by the cAMP second m...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Metz R,Ziff E

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis accounts for the vast majority of cancer-related deaths, yet the molecular mechanisms that drive metastatic spread remain poorly understood. Here we report that Tks5, which has been linked to the formation of proteolytic cellular protrusions known as invadopodia, undergoes an isoform switch during metastati...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Li CM,Chen G,Dayton TL,Kim-Kiselak C,Hoersch S,Whittaker CA,Bronson RT,Beer DG,Winslow MM,Jacks T

更新日期：2013-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dorsal morphogen is a transcription factor that activates some genes and represses others to establish multiple domains of gene expression along the dorsal/ventral axis of the early Drosophila embryo. Repression by Dorsal appears to require accessory proteins that bind to corepression elements in Dorsal-dependent ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Huang JD,Dubnicoff T,Liaw GJ,Bai Y,Valentine SA,Shirokawa JM,Lengyel JA,Courey AJ

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:FISH analysis of well-spread chromosomes reveals that homologs are paired in vegetatively growing budding yeast diploid cells, via multiple interstitial interactions, and independent of recA homologs and mating type heterozygosity. Pairing is present during G1 and G2, and in cells arrested at G1 by mating pheromone, b...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Burgess SM,Kleckner N,Weiner BM

更新日期：1999-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by hamartoma formation in various organs and is caused by mutations targeting either the TSC1 or TSC2 genes. TSC1 and TSC2 proteins form a functionally interdependent dimeric complex. Phosphorylation of either TSC subunit by different kinases regu...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Hu J,Zacharek S,He YJ,Lee H,Shumway S,Duronio RJ,Xiong Y

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abcission, the natural shedding of leaves, flowers and fruits, is a fundamental component of plant development. Abscission is a highly regulated process that occurs at distinct zones of cells that undergo enlargement and subsequent separation. Although some components of abscission, including accumulation of the hormo...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Jinn TL,Stone JM,Walker JC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrin receptors for extracellular matrix are critical for cell motility, but the signals that determine when to stop are not known. Analysis of distal tip cell (DTC) migration during gonadogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans has revealed the importance of transcription factor vab-3/Pax6 in regulating the alpha integr...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Meighan CM,Schwarzbauer JE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of RNA replication of plus-strand RNA viruses are still unclear. Here, we identified the first promoter element for RNA synthesis described in a flavivirus. Using dengue virus as a model, we found that the viral RdRp discriminates the viral RNA by specific recognition of a 5' element named SLA. We demon...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Filomatori CV,Lodeiro MF,Alvarez DE,Samsa MM,Pietrasanta L,Gamarnik AV

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Netrins are secreted molecules with roles in axonal growth and angiogenesis. The Netrin receptor UNC5B is required during embryonic development for vascular patterning, suggesting that it may also contribute to postnatal and pathological angiogenesis. Here we show that unc5b is down-regulated in quiescent adult vascul...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Larrivée B,Freitas C,Trombe M,Lv X,Delafarge B,Yuan L,Bouvrée K,Bréant C,Del Toro R,Bréchot N,Germain S,Bono F,Dol F,Claes F,Fischer C,Autiero M,Thomas JL,Carmeliet P,Tessier-Lavigne M,Eichmann A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene inactivation can result when a delta element of the Ty1 transposon inserted into the yeast HIS4 promoter (his4-912delta) alters the transcription initiation site. Previous work has identified mutations that suppress this transcriptional defect by restoring the transcription start site to the native position, and ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Jiang YW,Stillman DJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a period of many months, Xenopus oocytes stockpile large quantities of tRNA for use during the first few hours of embryogenesis. To test the idea that these tRNAs are transcribed from one set of genes and that another set is used by somatic cells, we used synthetic oligonucleotides to analyze the sequence and ste...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Stutz F,Gouilloud E,Clarkson SG

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00