| Literature DB >> 9836641 |
J Kehle1, D Beuchle, S Treuheit, B Christen, J A Kennison, M Bienz, J Müller.
Abstract
Early in Drosophila embryogenesis, gap gene products directly repress transcription of homeotic (HOX) genes and thereby delimit HOX expression domains. Subsequently, Polycomb-group proteins maintain this repression. Currently, there is no known molecular link between gap and Polycomb-group proteins. Here, dMi-2 is identified as a protein that binds to a domain in the gap protein Hunchback that is specifically required for the repression of HOX genes. Genetic analyses show that dMi-2 participates in both Hunchback and Polycomb repression in vivo. Hence, recruitment of dMi-2 may serve as a link between repression of HOX genes by Hunchback and Polycomb proteins.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9836641 DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5395.1897
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728