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Genes, Homeobox

Known as: Homeodomain Gene, Hox Gene, Gene, Homeobox 
Genes that encode highly conserved TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS that control positional identity of cells (BODY PATTERNING) and MORPHOGENESIS throughout… 
National Institutes of Health

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Cell Differentiation processDNA-Binding ProteinsGene MutantHomeodomain Proteins

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Genes, Regulator

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HMX1 geneHOXA@ gene clusterHomeo Box Sequence

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Pleiohomeotic Can Link Polycomb to DNA and Mediate Transcriptional Repression
ABSTRACT Polycomb group (PcG) proteins function through cis-acting DNA elements called PcG response elements (PREs) to stably… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Chromatin silencing and activation by Polycomb and trithorax group proteins
The Polycomb group (PcG) of repressors and the trithorax group (trxG) of activators maintain the correct expression of several… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Homeobox genes in leukemogenesis.
Considerable progress has been made in unraveling key pathogenetic steps in human leukemogenesis. In recent years, cytogenetic… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Expression of floricaula in single cell layers of periclinal chimeras activates downstream homeotic genes in all layers of floral meristems.
We show that the flowering sectors on plants mutant for floricaula (flo), a meristem identity gene in Antirrhinum majus, are… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Ectopic expression and function of the Antp and Scr homeotic genes: the N terminus of the homeodomain is critical to functional specificity.
The transcription factors encoded by homeotic genes determine cell fates during development. Each homeotic protein causes cells… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The oncogenic potential of deregulated homeobox genes.
Homeobox genes encode DNA-binding proteins that regulate gene expression during embryonic development. Deregulation of homeobox… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Targets of homeotic gene control in Drosophila
The homeotic gene Ultrabithorax (Ubx) encodes homeodomain-containing transcription factors that determine segmental identity in… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Molecular characterization of the zerknüllt region of the Antennapedia gene complex in Drosophila.
zerknüllt (zen) is unique among the 18 known homeo box genes in Drosophila since it is required for the differentiation of the… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Distinctive sequence of human mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes
The nucleotide sequence spanning the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes of cloned human mitochondrial DNA reveals an extremely compact… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Transfer RNA genes between 16S and 23S rRNA genes in rRNA transcription units of E. Coli
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