A DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER HOMOLOG OF THE T-CELL ONCOGENE HOX11 LOCALIZES TO A CLUSTER OF HOMEOBOX GENES

被引:17
作者
DEAR, TN [1 ]
RABBITTS, TH [1 ]
机构
[1] MRC,MOLEC BIOL LAB,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QH,ENGLAND
关键词
CDNA; TRANSLOCATION;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(94)90576-2
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The human homeobox gene HOX11 has been identified at the site of a chromosomal translocation in a subset of T-cell acute leukaemias. In the mouse genome, the hox11 family consists of at least three related genes, each of which possesses a highly conserved homeobox. To assist in elucidating the roles of this gene, a homologue was studied from Drosophila melanogaster. This gene, 311, shares similar identity to all three murine family members and contains the threonine residue in helix 3 of the homeodomain characteristic of the Hox11 family. It maps to a cluster of NK-homeobox genes which function in muscle development. Gene 311 exhibits a similar temporal pattern of expression to the NK genes in this cluster. Therefore, 311 may constitute part of a homeobox cluster in which the genes are both co-ordinately regulated and functionally related.
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页码:225 / 229
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