title: Sequence of a Drosophila segmentation gene: protein structure homology with DNA-binding proteins.
abstract: Mutations in the fushi tarazu (ftz) locus of Drosophila result in embryos with half the usual number of body segments. The sequences of the wild-type gene, a temperature-sensitive allele and a dominant mutant allele are presented. A portion of the conserved protein domain present in ftz and several homoeotic genes resembles the DNA-binding region of prokaryotic DNA-binding proteins, and is also similar to products of the yeast mating-type locus.
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D009154:Mutation; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004247:DNA; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes