Sentences with phrase «eye field transcription»

However, when forced to express the eye field transcription factor (EFTF) genes, the cells differentiate into all seven retinal cell classes and eventually organize themselves into a functioning eye that can detect light and guide tadpoles in a vision - based behavior.

A group of transcription factors collectively called the eye field transcription factors or EFTFs (pax6, rx1, tbx3 [or ET], nr2e1 [or tailless], six3, lhx2, and six6 [or optx2]-RRB- and the neural patterning gene otx2 are essential for normal eye formation [6].

Abbreviations: BrdU, 5 - bromo -2-deoxyuridine; CMZ, ciliary marginal zone; EFTF, eye field transcription factor; ERG, electroretinogram; GABA, gamma - aminobutyric acid; LE, lateral endoderm; N, number of animals or eyes; PNP, posterior neural plate; RPE, retinal pigment epithelium; YFP, yellow fluorescent protein