2019
Hox genes: Downstream “effectors” of retinoic acid signaling in vertebrate embryogenesis
Nolte C, De Kumar B, Krumlauf R. Hox genes: Downstream “effectors” of retinoic acid signaling in vertebrate embryogenesis. Genesis 2019, 57: e23306. PMID: 31111645, DOI: 10.1002/dvg.23306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHox genesAxial patterningHox gene expressionAnteroposterior axisBasic body planGene regulatory networksVertebrate embryogenesisAnimal developmentPatterning of cellsVertebrate developmentBody planAxial specificationRegulatory networksCombinatorial codeTissue contextGene expressionDirect effectorVertebrate planHematopoietic systemGenesReproductive organsRegulatory processesEmbryogenesisDifferential responseRetinoic acid
2017
Hoxa1 targets signaling pathways during neural differentiation of ES cells and mouse embryogenesis
De Kumar B, Parker H, Paulson A, Parrish M, Zeitlinger J, Krumlauf R. Hoxa1 targets signaling pathways during neural differentiation of ES cells and mouse embryogenesis. Developmental Biology 2017, 432: 151-164. PMID: 28982536, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.09.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget genesEar developmentES cellsDifferential gene expression analysisGenome-wide analysisNeural crest specificationFunctional rolePutative target genesTransgenic mouse embryosMajor signaling pathwaysNeural crest migrationRelevant target genesDown-stream componentsMouse ES cellsGene expression analysisImportant functional roleRetinoic acidEvolutionary conservationEpigenetic marksHox cofactorsMutant phenotypeMouse embryogenesisNearby genesNeural fateMouse development