Identification of targets of Ultrabithorax
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ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: M Madhavi
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-1412 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Modulation of AP and DV signaling pathways by the homeotic gene Ultrabithorax during haltere development in Drosophila.
Mohit Prasad P Makhijani Kalpana K Madhavi M B MB Bharathi V V Lal Ashish A Sirdesai Gururaj G Reddy V Ram VR Ramesh Palaparthi P Kannan Ramakrishnan R Dhawan Jyotsna J Shashidhara L S LS
Developmental biology 20060118 2
Suppression of wing fate and specification of haltere fate in Drosophila by the homeotic gene Ultrabithorax is a classical example of Hox regulation of serial homology (Lewis, E.B. 1978. Nature 276, 565-570) and has served as a paradigm for understanding homeotic gene function. We have used DNA microarray analyses to identify potential targets of Ultrabithorax function during haltere specification. Expression patterns of 18 validated target genes and functional analyses of a subset of these gene ...[more]
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