| Literature DB >> 2571936 |
D G Wilkinson1, S Bhatt, M Cook, E Boncinelli, R Krumlauf.
Abstract
The vertebrate hindbrain develops in a segmental pattern, with distinctive groups of neurons originating from different segments. We report here that members of the Hox-2 cluster of murine homoeobox genes are expressed in segment-specific patterns in the developing hindbrain, with successive genes having boundaries at two-segment intervals. These data indicate that Hox genes specify segment phenotype, a role analogous to that of their Drosophila homologues.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2571936 DOI: 10.1038/341405a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962