Organization of the Drosophila head as revealed by the ectopic expression of the Ultrabithorax product.

doi:10.1242/dev.113.4.1459

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Organization of the Drosophila head as revealed by the ectopic expression of the Ultrabithorax product.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 1991

González-Reyes A, Morata G

Abstract excerpt

By using a hsp70-Ubx fusion gene, we have ectopically expressed a Ubx product in the embryonic head primordia and studied the developmental effects on the larval head. We find that after high and persistent levels of Ubx product, the head is replaced by three (C1, C2 and C3) abdominal-like dentic...

Topics

Animals
DNA-Binding Proteins
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Gene Expression
Genes, Homeobox
Head
Homeodomain Proteins
Hot Temperature
Morphogenesis
Mutation
Transcription Factors

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