Emergence of tissue sensitivity to Hox protein levels underlies the evolution of an adaptive morphological trait

Developmental Biology

Volumn 392, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 441-453

  Refki, Peter Nagui ^a,b   Armisén, David ^a   Crumière, Antonin Jean Johan ^a,b   Viala, Séverine ^a   Khila, Abderrahman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Allometry; Hox genes; Morphological evolution; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

DECAPENTAPLEGIC PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; HOX PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ULTRABITHORAX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT1 PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAC GENE; DLL GENE; DOSE RESPONSE; DPP GENE; EGFR ENE; EGFR GENE; EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; EXD GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GROWTH; HETEROPTERA; HH GENE; HOX GENE; HTH GENE; LEG; LEG LENGTH; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA INTERFERENCE; TISSUE SENSITIVITY; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; WATER STRIDER; WG GENE;

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; HOX GENES; MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HETEROPTERA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84904310810     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.05.021     Document Type: Article

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