Allelic expression of IGF2 in live-bearing, matrotrophic fishes
Lawton BR, Sevigny L, Obergfell C, Reznick D, O’Neill R, O’Neill M. Allelic expression of IGF2 in live-bearing, matrotrophic fishes. Development Genes And Evolution 2005, 215: 207-212. PMID: 15654625, DOI: 10.1007/s00427-004-0463-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor 2Parent-specific gene expressionGenomic imprinting predictsGrowth regulatory genesMatrotrophic fishPoeciliopsis prolificaTranscriptional silencingHeterandria formosaRegulatory genesFish speciesAllelic expressionEmbryonic developmentIGF2 activityGene expressionPlacental animalsDevelopmental expressionGrowth factor 2GenesParental investmentEmbryonic growthSpeciesFactor 2ExpressionVertebratesEutherians