An ancient mechanism of hindbrain patterning has been conserved in vertebrate evolution

Evolution and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-46

  Jimenez Guri, Eva ^a   Pujades, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH PROTEIN; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 1; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

DIVERGENCE; ECTOPARASITE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYLOGENETICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; LAMPREY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PETROMYZON; PHYLOGENY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VERTEBRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISH PROTEINS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 1; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LAMPREYS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PETROMYZON; PHYLOGENY; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VERTEBRATES;

AMNIOTA; LETHENTERON JAPONICUM; PETROMYZON MARINUS; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78650925443     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2010.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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