PUBLICATION
lazarus is a novel pbx gene that globally mediates Hox gene function in zebrafish
- Authors
- Pöpperl, H., Rikhof, H., Chang, H., Haffter, P., Kimmel, C.B., and Moens, C.B.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-000927-4
- Date
- 2000
- Source
- Molecular Cell 6(2): 255-267 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Chang, H., Haffter, Pascal, Kimmel, Charles B., Moens, Cecilia, Rikhof, Holly
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Body Patterning/genetics*
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation*
- Genes, Homeobox*
- Genes, Regulator*
- Mutagenesis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics
- Rhombencephalon/embryology*
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- PubMed
- 10983974 Full text @ Mol. Cell
Citation
Pöpperl, H., Rikhof, H., Chang, H., Haffter, P., Kimmel, C.B., and Moens, C.B. (2000) lazarus is a novel pbx gene that globally mediates Hox gene function in zebrafish. Molecular Cell. 6(2):255-267.
Abstract
Individual vertebrate Hox genes specify aspects of segment identity along the anterior-posterior axis. The exquisite in vivo specificity of Hox proteins is thought to result from their interactions with members of the Pbx/Exd family of homeodomain proteins. Here, we report the identification and cloning of a zebrafish gene, lazarus, which is required globally for segmental patterning in the hindbrain and anterior trunk. We show that lazarus is a novel pbx gene and provide evidence that it is the primary pbx gene required for the functions of multiple hox genes during zebrafish development. lazarus plays a critical role in orchestrating the corresponding segmentation of the hindbrain and the pharyngeal arches, a key step in the development of the vertebrate body plan.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping