Isolation of quail qMEF2D gene and its expression pattern in the developing central nervous system

Z G Xue; J X Xue; B Roncier; A M Chamagne; M M Portier

doi:10.1016/s0167-4781(00)00140-8

Isolation of quail qMEF2D gene and its expression pattern in the developing central nervous system

Biochim Biophys Acta. 2000 Jul 24;1492(2-3):543-7. doi: 10.1016/s0167-4781(00)00140-8.

Authors

Z G Xue¹, J X Xue, B Roncier, A M Chamagne, M M Portier

Affiliation

¹ Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Faculté de Médecine Pitié-Salpêtrière, CNRS URA 2115 Cytosquelette et Développement, 105 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75634 cedex 13, Paris, France. xue@ext.jussieu.fr

PMID: 10899598
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(00)00140-8

Abstract

We report here the identification of the first avian MEF2 gene, termed qMEF2D. qMEF2D is the first MEF2 protein that contains 41 repeats of glutamine in the C-terminal. This quail gene is more abundantly expressed, in a transient fashion, in the developing brain than in the muscle cells.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Central Nervous System / chemistry
Central Nervous System / embryology*
Central Nervous System / physiology
DNA, Complementary / analysis
DNA-Binding Proteins / biosynthesis
DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
In Situ Hybridization
MEF2 Transcription Factors
Molecular Sequence Data
Myogenic Regulatory Factors
Quail
Transcription Factors / biosynthesis
Transcription Factors / genetics*

Substances

DNA, Complementary
DNA-Binding Proteins
MEF2 Transcription Factors
Myogenic Regulatory Factors
Transcription Factors