Article
Competition for cofactor-dependent DNA binding underlies Hox phenotypic suppression.
Genes & development - 15 Nov 2011
Noro Barbara, Lelli Katherine, Sun Liping, Mann Richard S
Abstract excerpt
Hox transcription factors exhibit an evolutionarily conserved functional hierarchy, termed phenotypic suppression, in which the activity of posterior Hox proteins dominates over more anterior Hox proteins. Using directly regulated Hox targeted reporter genes in Drosophila, we show that posterior Hox proteins suppress the activities of anterior ones by competing for cofactor-dependent DNA binding. Furthermore, we...
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