Article
Anteroposterior patterning by mutual repression of orthodenticle and caudal-type transcription factors.
Evolution & development - 1 Jan 2000
Isaacs H V, Andreazzoli M, Slack J M
Abstract excerpt
Members of the Otx (orthodenticle) and Cdx (caudal) families of homeodomain transcription factors are expressed in similar embryonic regions in all animal groups and have been shown to be directly involved in anteroposterior patterning in a number of species. In the amphibian Xenopus laevis, the Otx family gene Xotx2 and the Cdx family gene Xcad3 are both expressed within the early dorsal organizer. We show that...
Topics
- Animals
- Body Patterning
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- In Situ Hybridization
- Phenotype
- Repressor Proteins
- Trans-Activators
- Transcription Factors
- Xenopus laevis
