Alternative olfactory neuron fates are specified by the LIM homeobox gene lim-4
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Alternative olfactory neuron fates are specified by the LIM homeobox gene lim-4.
The Caenorhabditis elegans AWA, AWB, and AWC olfactory neurons are each required for the recognition of a specific subset of volatile odorants. lim-4 mutants express an AWC reporter gene inappropriately in the AWB olfactory neurons and fail to express an AWB reporter gene. The AWB cells are morphologically transformed toward an AWC fate in lim-4 mutants, adopting cilia and axon morphologies cha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Genes & Development
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0890-9369
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.14.1794