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SUBMITTER: Navet S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5333810 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Navet Sandra S Buresi Auxane A Baratte Sébastien S Andouche Aude A Bonnaud-Ponticelli Laure L Bassaglia Yann Y
PloS one 20170302 3
Pax genes play important roles in Metazoan development. Their evolution has been extensively studied but Lophotrochozoa are usually omitted. We addressed the question of Pax paralog diversity in Lophotrochozoa by a thorough review of available databases. The existence of six Pax families (Pax1/9, Pax2/5/8, Pax3/7, Pax4/6, Paxβ, PoxNeuro) was confirmed and the lophotrochozoan Paxβ subfamily was further characterized. Contrary to the pattern reported in chordates, the Pax2/5/8 family is devoid of ...[more]