MEMBERS OF THE DLX-GENE AND NKX2-GENE FAMILIES ARE REGIONALLY EXPRESSED IN THE DEVELOPING FOREBRAIN

被引:69
作者
PRICE, M [1 ]
机构
[1] EMBL, W-6900 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
来源
JOURNAL OF NEUROBIOLOGY | 1993年 / 24卷 / 10期
关键词
DLX-FAMILY; NKX2-FAMILY; HOMEOBOX GENES; FOREBRAIN; NEUROMERES;
D O I
10.1002/neu.480241010
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Members of the vertebrate Dlx- and Nkx2-homeobox-containing gene families exhibit closely related, complementary areas of gene expression in the developing forebrain. The expression domains and onset of gene transcription indicate that these genes may play a role in forebrain patterning, particularly in the diencephalon. In some cases, gene expression borders coincide with morphological boundaries separating functional and anatomical regions of the forebrain suggesting that the rostral region of the neural tube may indeed arise from a segmented structure. (C) 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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页码:1385 / 1399
页数:15
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