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Molecular Mechanisms of Segmental Patterning in the Vertebrate Hindbrain and Neural Crest by David G. Wilkinson is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Molecular Mechanisms of Segmental Patterning in the Vertebrate Hindbrain and Neural Crest about?
Recent work has shown that segmentation underlies the patterning of the vertebrate hindbrain and its neural crest derivatives. Several genes have been identified with segment-restricted expression, and evidence is now emerging regarding their function and regulatory relationships. The expression patterns of Hox genes and the phenotype of null mutants indicate roles in specifying segment identity. A zinc finger gene Krox-20 is a segmentspecific regulator of Hox expression, and it seems probable that retinoic acid receptors also regulate Hox genes in the hindbrain. The receptor tyrosine kinase gene Sek may mediate cell-cell interactions that lead to segmentation. These studies provide a starting point for understanding the molecular basis of segmental patterning in the hindbrain.
Who reads Molecular Mechanisms of Segmental Patterning in the Vertebrate Hindbrain and Neural Crest?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Author
- David G. Wilkinson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0265-9247)
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)