title: A genome-wide survey of genes encoding transcription factors in the Japanese pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata: I. homeobox genes.
abstract: Homeobox genes are involved in various aspects of the development of multicellular animals, including anterior-posterior patterning of the body plan. We performed a genomic survey of homeobox genes in the Japanese pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata, and annotated 92 homeobox-containing genes and five homeobox-less Pax genes. This species possesses 10 or 11 Hox genes. We annotated another homeobox genes that cover 77 out of the 111 gene families identified in the amphioxus genome. Investigation of these repertoires of homeobox genes will shed new light on the comparatively less well-understood lophotrochozoan development.
authors.affiliation: 1 Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morino
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niikura
authors.forename: Masanao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Nori
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D005801:Genes, Homeobox / Q000235:genetics*; D016678:Genome; D010802:Phylogeny; D049911:Pinctada / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors