Differential activity of Drosophila Hox genes induces myosin expression and can maintain compartment boundaries.

Compartments are units of cell lineage that subdivide territories with different developmental potential. In Drosophila, the wing and haltere discs are subdivided into anterior and posterior (A/P) compartments, which require the activity of Hedgehog, and into dorsal and ventral (D/V) compartments, n...

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Main Authors: Jesús R Curt, Luis F de Navas, Ernesto Sánchez-Herrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3581558?pdf=render