XNKX-2.5, A XENOPUS GENE-RELATED TO NKX-2.5 AND TINMAN - EVIDENCE FOR A CONSERVED ROLE IN CARDIAC DEVELOPMENT
- Author(s)
- TONISSEN, KF; DRYSDALE, TA; Lints, TJ; Harvey, RP; KRIEG, PA;
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- Publication Year 1994-03,Volume 162,Issue #1,Page 325-328
- Journal Title
- DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
- Publication Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- We have isolated a Xenopus homeodomain sequence, XNkx-2.5, which shows significant similarity to mouse Nkx-2.5 and to the Drosophila tinman gene product. In Drosophila, tinman, is required for formation of the heart and visceral mesoderm structures. In situ hybridization studies show that XNkx-2.5 is expressed in the heart region during early Xenopus development and later is also expressed in gut tissue. The observed similarity of sequences and expression patterns suggests that the regulatory mechanisms underlying heart formation may be conserved between distant species. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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- ACADEMIC PRESS INC JNL-COMP SUBSCRIPTIONS
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- https://doi.org/10.1006/dbio.1994.1089
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Creation Date: 1994-03-01 12:00:00