The NK-2 Homeobox Gene and the Early Development of the Central Nervous System of Drosophila

The NK-2 Homeobox Gene and the Early Development of the Central Nervous System of Drosophila

Contributor(s):
Nakayama, Noriko
Nakayama, Kohzo
Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Kim, Yongsok
Webber, Keith O.
Wang, Lan-Hsiang
Mellerick-Dressler, Dervla
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Lad, Rajnikant
Publication:
New York Academy of Sciences, 1995
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Central Nervous System
Drosophila
Genes, Homeobox
Molecular Sequence Data
Amino Acid Sequence
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
In this article, Marshall Nirenberg explains the "logic that connects the genetic code to neurobiology is that information is processed in both genetic and neural systems." This study of the NK-2 homeobox gene of the Drosophila fly examines the role of the gene's expression in the early development of the central nervous system of the embryo. Strikingly, the article notes, "The nucleus of the fertilized Drosophila embryo undergoes thirteen rounds of nuclear division in the first 130 minutes of embryonic development, resulting in an embryo that consists of a single cell with approximately 5,000 nuclei."
Copyright:
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Extent:
19 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584910X136 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
JJBBJM
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X136
Archival Collection:
The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers (Profiles in Science)