The Drosophila homeotic gene moira regulates expression of engrailed and HOM genes in imaginal tissues

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作者
Brizuela, BJ
Kennison, JA
机构
[1] NICHHD,GENET MOL LAB,NIH,BETHESDA,MD 20892
[2] GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV,GENET PROGRAM,WASHINGTON,DC 20052
关键词
Drosophila; homeotic gene; engrailed; moira; transcriptional activation;
D O I
10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00081-6
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
moira is a member of the trithorax group of homeotic gene regulators in Drosophila melanogaster. We show that moira is required for the function of multiple homeotic genes of the Antennapedia and bithorax complexes (HOM genes) in most imaginal tissues and that the requirement for moira function is at the level of transcription. moira is also required for transcription of the engrailed segmentation gene in the imaginal wing disc. The abnormalities caused by the loss of moira function in germ cells suggests that at least one other target gene requires moira for normal oogenesis. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science ireland Ltd.
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页码:209 / 220
页数:12
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