title: Neural development. Spinning skin into neurons.
abstract: Basic helix--loop--helix proteins are transcriptional regulations with important roles in myogenesis and neurogenesis. One such protein, NeuroD, has an impressive ability to promote ectopic neuronal differentiation in xenopus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D018257:Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs / Q000502:physiology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C093564:Neurogenic differentiation factor 1