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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-20
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The Caenorhabditis elegans lin-39, mab-5 and egl-5 Hox genes specify cell fates along the anterior-posterior body axis of the nematode during postembryonic development, but little is known about Hox gene functions during embryogenesis. Here, we show that the C. elegans labial-like gene ceh-13 is expressed in cells of many different tissues and lineages and that the rostral boundary of its expression domain is anterior to those of the other Hox genes. By transposon-mediated mutagenesis, we isolated a zygotic recessive ceh-13 loss-of-function allele, sw1, that exhibits an embryonic sublethal phenotype. Lineage analyses and immunostainings revealed defects in the organization of the anterior lateral epidermis and anterior body wall muscle cells. The epidermal and mesodermal identity of these cells, however, is correctly specified. ceh-13(sw1) mutant embryos also show fusion and adhesion defects in ectodermal cells. This suggests that ceh-13 plays a role in the anterior organization of the C. elegans embryo and is involved in the regulation of cell affinities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0950-1991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
126
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1537-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Embryo, Nonmammalian, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Genes, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Genes, Homeobox, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Genes, Lethal, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Morphogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:10068646-Sequence Deletion
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Anterior organization of the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo by the labial-like Hox gene ceh-13.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Zoology, University of Fribourg, Pérolles, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't