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The homeodomain transcription factor Orthopedia is involved in development of the Drosophila hindgut.
Hereditas - 19 Nov 2020
Hildebrandt Kirsten, Bach Nicole, Kolb Dieter, Walldorf Uwe
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BACKGROUND: The Drosophila hindgut is commonly used model for studying various aspects of organogenesis like primordium establishment, further specification, patterning, and morphogenesis. During embryonic development of Drosophila, many transcriptional activators are involved in the formation of the hindgut. The transcription factor Orthopedia (Otp), a member of the 57B homeobox gene cluster, is expressed in the...
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