Early evolution of the LIM homeobox gene family

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>LIM homeobox (Lhx) transcription factors are unique to the animal lineage and have patterning roles during embryonic development in flies, nematodes and vertebrates, with a conserved role in specifying neuronal identity. Though genes...

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Main Authors: Degnan Bernard M, Chapman Jarrod, Mohanty Kareshma, Lu Daniel R, Larroux Claire, Srivastava Mansi, Rokhsar Daniel S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/4