Accelerated evolution of 3'avian FOXE1 genes, and thyroid and feather specific expression of chicken FoxE1

BACKGROUND:The forkhead transcription factor gene E1 (FOXE1) plays an important role in regulation of thyroid development, palate formation and hair morphogenesis in mammals. However, avian FOXE1 genes have not been characterized and as such, codon evolution of FOXE1 orthologs in a broader evolution...

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Main Authors: Yaklichkin, Sergey Yu, Darnell, Diana, Pier, Maricela, Antin, Parker, Hannenhalli, Sridhar
Other Authors: Penn Center for Bioinformatics, 1424 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Language:en
Published: BioMed Central 2011
Online Access:Yaklichkin et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11:302 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/302
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610379
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610379