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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis elegans
SUBMITTER: WeiPing Chen
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-2862 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Wang Peng P Zhao Jie J Corsi Ann K AK
Developmental biology 20060215 2
Twist, a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor, plays an important role in mesoderm development in many organisms, including C. elegans where CeTwist is required to direct cell fate specifications of a subset of mesodermal cells. Although several target genes of CeTwist have been identified, how this protein accomplishes its function is unclear. In addition, several human genes whose mutations cause different syndromes of craniosynostosis (premature fusion of cranial sutures) have h ...[more]