Article
A large targeted deletion of Hoxb1-Hoxb9 produces a series of single-segment anterior homeotic transformations.
Developmental biology - 1 Jun 2000
Medina-Martínez O, Bradley A, Ramírez-Solis R
Abstract excerpt
Hox genes regulate axial regional specification during animal embryonic development and are grouped into four clusters. The mouse HoxB cluster contains 10 genes, Hoxb1 to Hoxb9 and Hoxb13, which are transcribed in the same direction. We have generated a mouse strain with a targeted 90-kb deletion within the HoxB cluster from Hoxb1 to Hoxb9. Surprisingly, heterozygous mice show no detectable abnormalities....
Topics
- Animals
- Cranial Nerves
- Gene Deletion
- Genes, Homeobox
- Mice
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Multigene Family
- Phenotype
