<it>atonal</it>- and <it>achaete-scute</it>-related genes in the annelid <it>Platynereis dumerilii</it>: insights into the evolution of neural basic-Helix-Loop-Helix genes

<it>atonal</it>- and <it>achaete-scute</it>-related genes in the annelid <it>Platynereis dumerilii</it>: insights into the evolution of neural basic-Helix-Loop-Helix genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Functional studies in model organisms, such as vertebrates and <it>Drosophila</it>, have shown that basic Helix-loop-Helix (bHLH) proteins have important roles in different steps of neurogenesis, from the acquisition of n...

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Main Authors: Arendt Detlev, Ledent Valérie, Le Gouar Martine, Dray Nicolas, Kerner Pierre, Simionato Elena, Vervoort Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/170

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