Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names
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...repress the expression of genes primarily involved in development. These genes are known to play a role...many contexts within the fly including oogenesis and cytokinesis. Why name this protein after a vegetable..., two genes important for mesoderm differentiation
Now, let's turn tinman and bagpipe, two genes important...bagpipe are both homeobox genes that are part of a genetic cascade that determines the cell fate of the dorsal...two homeo box genes that determine cell fates in the dorsal mesoderm of Drosophila." Genes & Development...they can name a gene and many of the interesting ones come from the fly community. Not surprising, this... our repository that you can use to study these genes!
Groucho, a transcriptional co-repressor
The first...