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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
The Hoxa2 transcription factor acts during development of the second branchial arch. As for most of the developmental processes controlled by Hox proteins, the mechanism by which Hoxa2 regulates the morphology of second branchial arch derivatives is unclear. We show that Six2, another transcription factor, is genetically downstream of Hoxa2. High levels of Six2 are observed in the Hoxa2 loss-of-function mutant. By using a transgenic approach to overexpress Six2 in the embryonic area controlled by Hoxa2, we observed a phenotype that is reminiscent of the Hoxa2 mutant phenotype. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Hoxa2 regulation of Six2 is confined to a 0.9 kb fragment of the Six2 promoter and that Hoxa2 binds to this promoter region. These results strongly suggest that Six2 is a direct target of Hoxa2.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0950-1991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
132
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
469-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Branchial Region, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Head, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Mesoderm, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Neural Crest, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15634706-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Hoxa2 downregulates Six2 in the neural crest-derived mesenchyme.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Developmental Biology, Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Stuebeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't