Time is of the essence for ParaHox homeobox gene clustering.

Myles Grant Garstang; David Ellard Keith Ferrier

doi:10.1186/1741-7007-11-72

Time is of the essence for ParaHox homeobox gene clustering.

Myles Grant Garstang, David Ellard Keith Ferrier

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Abstract

ParaHox genes, and their evolutionary sisters the Hox genes, are integral to patterning the anterior-posterior axis of most animals. Like the Hox genes, ParaHox genes can be clustered and exhibit the phenomenon of colinearity - gene order within the cluster matching gene activation. Two new instances of ParaHox clustering provide the first examples of intact clusters outside chordates, with gene expression lending weight to the argument that temporal colinearity is the key to understanding clustering.

Original language	English
Article number	72
Journal	BMC Biology
Volume	11
Issue number	72
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-11-72
Publication status	Published - Jun 2013

Keywords

ParaHox genes
Hox gene
Colinearity
ParaHox clustering

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