Hox genes in the echiuroid Urechis unicinctus.
An echiuroid species, Urechis unicinctus, was surveyed for Hox genes using polymerase chain reaction with homeobox-specific degenerate primers. We identified nine distinct homeodomain-containing gene fragments. These nine fragments were classified by comparative analysis. This analysis revealed that this echiuroid possessed at least three Hox genes from the anterior group, five from the central group, and one from the posterior group.
Cho
Sung-Jin
SJ
Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, 221 Hukseok-Dong, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.
Lee
Dae-Hee
DH
Kwon
Hyuk-Jae
HJ
Ahn
Chi Hyun
CH
Park
Soon Cheol
SC
Shin
Kil-Sang
KS
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000845:Annelida / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
D018398:Homeodomain Proteins