Lox6, a leech Dfd ortholog, is expressed in the central nervous system and in peripheral sensory structures |
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Authors: | Victoria Y Wong E R Macagno |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA, US |
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Abstract: | Sequence analysis of a newly isolated Hirudo medicinalis cDNA containing an Antennapedia (Antp)-class homeobox suggests that the corresponding gene, Lox6, is an ortholog of the Drosophila
Deformed (Dfd) gene. In situ hybridization of whole-mounted preparations shows that the major sites of Lox6 expression during embryogenesis are the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral sensory system. Lox6 mRNA can be detected in a subset of neurons in each ganglion from the subesophageal ganglion (RG2) to the most posterior
ganglion, with the highest level of expression seen in RG3. Peripherally, Lox6 is expressed principally in the primordia of the sensillae and in the eyes. This pattern of expression of Lox6 suggests that one of its functions may be to contribute to the diversification of neuronal phenotypes.
Received: 16 August 1997/Accepted: 20 December 1997 |
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Keywords: | Homeobox genes Hirudo medicinali Central nervous system Peripheral nervous system Sensory neurons |
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