Article
Homeotic genes regulate the spatial expression of putative growth factors in the visceral mesoderm of Drosophila embryos.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 1990
Reuter R, Panganiban G E, Hoffmann F M, Scott M P
Abstract excerpt
During Drosophila embryogenesis homeotic genes control the developmental diversification of body structures. The genes probably coordinate the expression of as yet unidentified target genes that carry out cell differentiation processes. At least four homeotic genes expressed in the visceral mesoderm are required for midgut morphogenesis. In addition, two growth factor homologs are expressed in specific regions of...
Topics
- Animals
- Drosophila
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Homeobox
- Growth Substances
- Mesoderm
- Microscopy, Immunoelectron
- Mutation
- Viscera
