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Role of a polymorphism in a Hox/Pax-responsive enhancer in the evolution of the vertebrate spine.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Jun 2013
Guerreiro Isabel, Nunes Andreia, Woltering Joost M, Casaca Ana, Nóvoa Ana, Vinagre Tânia, Hunter Margaret E, Duboule Denis, Mallo Moisés
Abstract excerpt
Patterning of the vertebrate skeleton requires the coordinated activity of Hox genes. In particular, Hox10 proteins are essential to set the transition from thoracic to lumbar vertebrae because of their rib-repressing activity. In snakes, however, the thoracic region extends well into Hox10-expre...
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