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RNAi analysis of Deformed, proboscipedia and Sex combs reduced in the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus: novel roles for Hox genes in the hemipteran head by Hughes, C L, Kaufman, T C

“…Insects have evolved a large variety of specialized feeding strategies, with a corresponding variability in mouthpart morphology. We have, however, little…”
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Identification of Polycomb and trithorax group responsive elements in the regulatory region of the Drosophila homeotic gene Sex combs reduced by Gindhart, J.G. Jr, Kaufman, T.C

“…The Drosophila homeotic gene Sex combs reduced (Scr) is necessary for the establishment and maintenance of the morphological identity of the labial and…”
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Abd-B expression in Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804 (Isopoda: Crustacea): conserved pattern versus novel roles in development and evolution by Brena, C., Liu, P. Z., Minelli, A., Kaufman, T. C.

“…Summary The Hox genes are intimately involved in patterning the animal body during development and are considered to have had a pivotal role in the evolution…”
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The Drosophila proboscis is specified by two Hox genes, proboscipedia and Sex combs reduced, via repression of leg and antennal appendage genes by Abzhanov, A, Holtzman, S, Kaufman, T C

“…The proboscis is one of the most highly modified appendages in Drosophila melanogaster. However, the phenotypes of proboscipedia ( pb ) mutants, which…”
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Functional equivalence of Hox gene products in the specification of the tritocerebrum during embryonic brain development of Drosophila by Hirth, F, Loop, T, Egger, B, Miller, D F, Kaufman, T C, Reichert, H

“…Hox genes encode evolutionarily conserved transcription factors involved in the specification of segmental identity during embryonic development. This…”
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Embryonic expression patterns of the Hox genes of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Crustacea, Decapoda) by Abzhanov, Arhat, Kaufman, Thomas C.

“…SUMMARY Higher crustaceans (class Malacostraca) represent the most species‐rich and morphologically diverse group of non‐insect arthropods. The superorders…”
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The embryonic expression pattern of labial, posterior homeotic complex genes and the teashirt homologue in an apterygote insect by Peterson, M D, Rogers, B T, Popadić, A, Kaufman, T C

“…During embryogenesis of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, the homeotic genes are required to specify proper cell fates along the anterior-posterior axis…”
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Regulation of proboscipedia in Drosophila by homeotic selector genes by Rusch, D B, Kaufman, T C

“…The gene proboscipedia (pb) is a member of the Antennapedia complex in Drosophila and is required for the proper specification of the adult mouthparts. In the…”
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The homeotic gene Sex combs reduced of Drosophila melanogaster is differentially regulated in the embryonic and imaginal stages of development by Pattatucci, A. M, Kaufman, T. C

“…The Sex combs reduced (Scr) locus is unique among the genes contained within the Antennapedia complex (ANT-C) of Drosophila melanogaster in that it directs…”
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Characterization of the cis-regulatory region of the Drosophila homeotic gene Sex combs reduced by Gindhart, J.G. Jr, King, A.N, Kaufman, T.C

“…The Drosophila homeotic gene Sex combs reduced (Scr) controls the segmental identity of the labial and prothoracic segments in the embryo and adult. It encodes…”
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Evolution of distinct expression patterns for engrailed paralogues in higher crustaceans (Malacostraca) by Ahzhanov, A, Kaufman, T C

“…The segment-polarity gene engrailed of Drosophila melanogaster and its homologues in other arthropods possess a highly conserved expression domain in the…”
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Genetic Analysis of Embryonic cis-Acting Regulatory Elements of the Drosophila Homeotic Gene Sex combs reduced by Gorman, M. J, Kaufman, T. C

“…The homeotic gene Sex combs reduced (Scr) of Drosophila melanogaster is expressed in the labial and prothoracic segments of the ectoderm, in parasegments two…”
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Isolation, structure, and expression of labial, a homeotic gene of the Antennapedia Complex involved in Drosophila head development by DIEDERICH, R. J, MERRILL, V. K. L, PULTZ, M. A, KAUFMAN, T. C

“…The labial (lab) gene of Drosophila melanogaster is necessary for the proper development of the embryonic (larval) and adult head. We have identified the lab…”
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Functional analyses in the hemipteran Oncopeltus fasciatus reveal conserved and derived aspects of appendage patterning in insects by Angelini, David R, Kaufman, Thomas C

“…The conservation of expression of appendage patterning genes, particularly Distal-less, has been shown in a wide taxonomic sampling of animals. However, the…”
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A functional and structural analysis of the sex combs reduced locus of Drosophila melanogaster by Pattatucci, A.M. (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN), Otteson, D.C, Kaufman, T.C

“…We undertaken a developmental genetic analysis of the homeotic gene Sex combs reduced (Scr) of Drosophila melanogaster by examining embryonic and adult…”
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The proboscipedia locus of the Antennapedia Complex: a molecular and genetic analysis by PULTZ, M. A, DIEDERICH, R. J, CRIBBS, D. L, KAUFMAN, T. C

“…The homeotic proboscipedia (pb) locus of the Antennapedia Complex (ANT-C) directs the differentiation of adult labial and maxillary structures…”
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The expression of two engrailed-related genes in an apterygote insect and a phylogenetic analysis of insect engrailed-related genes by Peterson, M D, Popadić, A, Kaufman, T C

“…Homologues of the Drosophila segment polarity gene engrailed have been cloned from many insect species, as well as other arthropods and non-arthropods. We have…”
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Regulatory regions of the homeotic gene proboscipedia are sensitive to chromosomal pairing by Kapoun, A. M, Kaufman, T. C

“…We have identified regulatory regions of the homeotic gene proboscipedia that are capable of repressing a linked white minigene in a manner that is sensitive…”
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A functionally specialized alpha-tubulin is required for oocyte meiosis and cleavage mitoses in Drosophila by MATTHEWS, K. A, REES, D, KAUFMAN, T. C

“…Three alpha-tubulin proteins contribute to microtubules during oogenesis and early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster: alpha TUB84B, alpha TUB84D, and…”
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Defects in embryogenesis in mutants associated with the antennapedia gene complex of Drosophila melanogaster by Wakimoto, B.T., Turner, F.R., Kaufman, T.C.

“…Embryogenesis in individuals with mutations or deficiencies of the genes in the polytene interval 84A–84B1,2 of Drosophila melanogaster was examined using…”
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