The HLH-6 transcription factor regulates C. elegans pharyngeal gland development and function.
The Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx (or foregut) functions as a pump that draws in food (bacteria) from the environment. While the "organ identity factor" PHA-4 is critical for formation of the C. elegans pharynx as a whole, little is known about the specification of distinct cell types wit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2563036?pdf=render |