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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
Homeobox genes play essential roles in specifying the fates of different cell types during embryogenesis. In Drosophila, the homeotic gene caudal is important for the generation of posterior structures. In the mouse, the caudal homologue Cdx2 has been implicated in directing early processes in intestinal morphogenesis and in the maintenance of the differentiated phenotype. A recent study showed that Cdx2 null mutation was embryonically lethal, whereas Cdx2+/- mice developed multiple intestinal polyps in the proximal colon in addition to developmental defects. There are striking phenotypic similarities and differences between Cdx2+/- and other mice predisposed to intestinal neoplasia. The possible role of Cdx2 in human colorectal tumorigenesis is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0265-9247
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
551-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Adenomatous Polyposis Coli, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Colonic Polyps, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Disease Susceptibility, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Drosophila melanogaster, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Genes, Homeobox, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Genes, Lethal, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Insect Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Intestines, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Invertebrates, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Morphogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9230687-Vertebrates
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Homeosis and polyposis: a tale from the mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Review