title: Mox homeobox expression in muscle lineage of the gastropod Haliotis asinina: evidence for a conserved role in bilaterian myogenesis.
abstract: Mox homeobox genes are expressed during early vertebrate somitogenesis. Here we describe the expression of Has-Mox, a Mox gene from the gastropod Haliotis asinina. Has-Moxis expressed in the trochophore larva in paraxial mesodermal bands. During larval development, Has-Mox expression remains restricted to mesodermal cells destined to form adult muscle in the foot. This restricted expression of Has-Mox in Haliotis is similar to that observed for vertebrate Mox genes, suggesting a conserved role in myogenesis in deuterostomes and lophotrochozoans. In contrast, Mox is not expressed in muscle lineages in the ecdysozoan representatives Caenorhabditis elegans or Drosophila; the C. elegansgenome has lost Mox altogether. Electronic supplementary material to this paper can be obtained by using the Springer Link server located at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00427-002-0223-6.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Zoology and Entomology, University of Queensland 4072, Australia.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Hinman
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Degnan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019070:Cell Lineage; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008974:Mollusca / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics*; D009132:Muscles / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger