title: Munster, a novel paired-class homeobox gene specifically expressed in the Drosophila larval eye.
abstract: Munster (Mu) is a homeobox-containing gene of the Paired-class which is specifically expressed in the developing Bolwig organs, the Drosophila larval eyes. This expression is first detected during early germ band retraction stage (stage 12 from 7 h 20 at 25 degrees C) and persists until the end of embryogenesis. Mu homeodomain is most similar to that of Aristaless and D-Goosecoid. Strikingly, the Munster gene maps within 6 kb of D-goosecoid, in the same genomic region as aristaless, suggesting that these genes are part of a homeobox gene cluster.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goriely
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mollereau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coffinier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desplan
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004330:Drosophila / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian; D005123:Eye / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D051956:Goosecoid Protein; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D007814:Larva; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D051956:Goosecoid Protein; C497991:Gsc protein, Drosophila; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; C411858:Pph13 protein, Drosophila; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C079410:al protein, Drosophila