2021
Analysis of lamprey meis genes reveals that conserved inputs from Hox, Meis and Pbx proteins control their expression in the hindbrain and neural tube
Parker H, De Kumar B, Pushel I, Bronner M, Krumlauf R. Analysis of lamprey meis genes reveals that conserved inputs from Hox, Meis and Pbx proteins control their expression in the hindbrain and neural tube. Developmental Biology 2021, 479: 61-76. PMID: 34310923, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesBody PatterningConserved SequenceEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, HomeoboxHomeodomain ProteinsLampreysMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinNeural CrestNeural TubePre-B-Cell Leukemia Transcription Factor 1RhombencephalonTranscription FactorsConceptsMeis genesTALE proteinsDivergence of jawedSea lamprey genomeEvolution of vertebratesNeural crest cellsLamprey genomeTALE factorsPattern of expressionPbx proteinsJawed vertebratesVertebrate evolutionDeep ancestryJawless vertebratesLamprey embryosRhombomeric domainsTransgenic reporterNeural enhancerSimilar relative positionsRegulatory interactionsPharyngeal archesReporter expressionHead developmentCrest cellsSequence alignmentThe Hox protein conundrum: The “specifics” of DNA binding for Hox proteins and their partners
De Kumar B, Darland D. The Hox protein conundrum: The “specifics” of DNA binding for Hox proteins and their partners. Developmental Biology 2021, 477: 284-292. PMID: 34102167, PMCID: PMC8846413, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNADNA-Binding ProteinsGenes, HomeoboxHomeodomain ProteinsHumansModels, GeneticProtein BindingConceptsProtein binding specificityHox proteinsAnterior-posterior body axisTranscription factor-DNA interactionsBinding specificityHox protein functionMulti-protein interactionsHomeodomain transcription factorHomeotic genesSegmental identityUnique target specificityProtein functionTranscription factorsCooperative binding modelGene expressionBody axisMolecular characterizationTarget specificityProteinDNAMouse systemRecent studiesSubsequent alterationDrosophilaGenes
2019
A Hox-TALE regulatory circuit for neural crest patterning is conserved across vertebrates
Parker H, De Kumar B, Green S, Prummel K, Hess C, Kaufman C, Mosimann C, Wiedemann L, Bronner M, Krumlauf R. A Hox-TALE regulatory circuit for neural crest patterning is conserved across vertebrates. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1189. PMID: 30867425, PMCID: PMC6416258, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09197-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural crestHox genesAncestral mechanismRegulatory circuitsUpstream regulatory componentsNeural crest patterningAncient paraloguesPbx proteinsJawed vertebratesAncient conservationExtant vertebratesAncestral activityRegulatory interactionsHOX2 genesRegulatory componentsVertebratesJaw formationGenesGnathostomesEnhancerHoxLampreyParaloguesImportant roleHoxa2
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
2016
HOXs and lincRNAs: Two sides of the same coin
De Kumar B, Krumlauf R. HOXs and lincRNAs: Two sides of the same coin. Science Advances 2016, 2: e1501402. PMID: 27034976, PMCID: PMC4805430, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501402.Peer-Reviewed Original Research