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Cis-regulatory mutations in the Caenorhabditis elegans homeobox gene locus cog-1 affect neuronal development.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2009
O'Meara M Maggie, Bigelow Henry, Flibotte Stephane, Etchberger John F, Moerman Donald G, Hobert Oliver
Abstract excerpt
We apply here comparative genome hybridization as a novel tool to identify the molecular lesion in two Caenorhabditis elegans mutant strains that affect a neuronal cell fate decision. The phenotype of the mutant strains resembles those of the loss-of-function alleles of the cog-1 homeobox gene, an inducer of the fate of the gustatory neuron ASER. We find that both lesions map to the cis-regulatory control region...
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