title: Hox genes from the earthworm Perionyx excavatus.
abstract: The Hox genes of the oligochaete, Perionyx excavatus, were surveyed using PCR and phylogenetic analysis. We were able to identify 11 different Hox gene fragments. Comparative and phylogenetic analyses revealed that this oligochaete would have at least five Hox genes of the anterior group, including three copies of labial-type, five of the central group and one of the posterior group. This is the first report regarding sequence information and phylogenetic analysis of Hox genes in the earthworm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, 156-756, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Pyo Yun
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Myung Sik
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: So Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Jong Aa
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong Ki
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki Seok
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Young Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Jong Kil
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: Chang-Bae
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soon Cheol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005810:Multigene Family; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins