Murine homeobox gene control of embryonic patterning and organogenesis /

• Other Authors: Lufkin, Thomas
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2003.
• Series: Advances in developmental biology and biochemistry ; v. 13.
• Subjects: Homeobox genes.; Mice > Genetics.; Mice > Embryology.; Mice > Morphogenesis.; Genes, Homeobox > physiology.; Homeodomain Proteins > physiology.; Mice > embryology.; Mice > genetics.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Developmental Biology.; Electronic books.

 The first homeobox gene was molecular cloned nearly two decades ago, and since that time tremendous progress has been made in our understanding of the distribution of homeobox genes in the genomes of many animal species and the common functional role the encoded homeodomains play in cell-type specification, morphogenesis and development. The amino acid sequence of the homeodomain, as well as the presence of other conserved protein domains, has allowed the classification of homeodomain-containing proteins (homeoproteins) into over thirty separate families (e.g. Hox, Dlx, Msx, Otx, Hmx, Cdx etc.). 

 Cover -- MURINE HOMEOBOX GENE CONTROL OF EMBRYONIC PATTERNING AND ORGANOGENESIS -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1. Hox proteins and their co-factors in transcriptional regulation -- Chapter 2. Msx genes in organogenesis and human disease -- Chapter 3. Cdx homeobox proteins in vertebral patterning -- Chapter 4. Dlx genes in craniofacial and limb morphogenesis -- Chapter 5. Prx, Alx, and Shox genes in craniofacial and appendicular development -- Chapter 6. Hox gene control of neural crest cell, pharyngeal arch and craniofacial patterning -- Chapter 7. Role of Otx transcription factors in brain development -- Last Page.