title: Vertebrate homeodomain proteins: families of region-specific transcription factors.
abstract: Vertebrate homeodomain proteins are transcription factors whose genes can be isolated via a conserved DNA-binding domain called the homeobox. We review recent studies suggesting that one function of these genes is the early subdivision of the embryo along the antero-posterior axis into 'fields' of cells with different developmental potential.
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: De Robertis
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors