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Loss-of-function mutations reveal that the Drosophila nautilus gene is not essential for embryonic myogenesis or viability.
Developmental biology - 15 Mar 2001
Balagopalan L, Keller C A, Abmayr S M
Abstract excerpt
nautilus (nau), the single Drosophila member of the bHLH-containing myogenic regulatory family of genes, is expressed in a subset of muscle precursors and differentiated fibers. It is capable of inducing muscle-specific transcription as well as myogenic transformation, and plays a role in the differentiation of a subset of muscle precursors into mature muscle fibers. In previous studies, the nau zygotic...
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