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The tolkin gene is a tolloid/BMP-1 homologue that is essential for Drosophila development.
Genetics - 1 Sept 1995
Finelli A L, Xie T, Bossie C A, Blackman R K, Padgett R W
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila decapentaplegic (dpp) gene, a member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily of growth factors, is critical for specification of the embryonic dorsal-ventral axis, for proper formation of the midgut, and for formation of Drosophila adult structures. The Drosophila tolloi...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein 1
- Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins
- Genes, Insect
- Genes, Lethal
- Humans
- Insect Hormones
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Proteins