title: Isolation of quail qMEF2D gene and its expression pattern in the developing central nervous system.
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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Z G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: J X
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roncier
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Chamagne
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Portier
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000737:chemistry / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000032:analysis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D064326:MEF2 Transcription Factors; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018006:Myogenic Regulatory Factors; D011784:Quail; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D064326:MEF2 Transcription Factors; D018006:Myogenic Regulatory Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors