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Chronicles of a switch hunt: gcm genes in development

Chronicles of a switch hunt: gcm genes in development
Chronicles of a switch hunt: gcm genes in development
Co-conservation of sequence and function is an important principle during evolution. As a consequence, sequence-related genes often have similar functions in evolutionarily distant species. Enter the 'glial cells missing' (gcm) genes. They code for a small family of novel transcription factors that share DNA-binding properties and domain structure. However, no evolutionarily conserved function is apparent as yet. The prototypical gcm from Drosophila dominates nervous system development as a fate switch and master regulator of gliogenesis, whereas mammalian gcm genes have roles in placental morphogenesis and development of the parathyroid gland. Apparently, structure and function sometimes can go separate ways.
glia, neuron, placenta, trophoblast, parathyroid, transcripton, stem cell, cell fate, conservation
0168-9525
286-290
Wegner, Michael
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Riethmacher, Dieter
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Wegner, Michael
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Riethmacher, Dieter
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Wegner, Michael and Riethmacher, Dieter (2001) Chronicles of a switch hunt: gcm genes in development. Trends in Genetics, 17 (5), 286-290. (doi:10.1016/S0168-9525(01)02275-2).

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Abstract

Co-conservation of sequence and function is an important principle during evolution. As a consequence, sequence-related genes often have similar functions in evolutionarily distant species. Enter the 'glial cells missing' (gcm) genes. They code for a small family of novel transcription factors that share DNA-binding properties and domain structure. However, no evolutionarily conserved function is apparent as yet. The prototypical gcm from Drosophila dominates nervous system development as a fate switch and master regulator of gliogenesis, whereas mammalian gcm genes have roles in placental morphogenesis and development of the parathyroid gland. Apparently, structure and function sometimes can go separate ways.

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Published date: 1 May 2001
Keywords: glia, neuron, placenta, trophoblast, parathyroid, transcripton, stem cell, cell fate, conservation

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Local EPrints ID: 60406
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/60406
ISSN: 0168-9525
PURE UUID: 887e933e-c6ce-439c-8e5c-22e04b46da00
ORCID for Dieter Riethmacher: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4206-5529

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Date deposited: 08 Sep 2008
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:56

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Author: Michael Wegner
Author: Dieter Riethmacher ORCID iD

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