TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bleidorn, Christoph
A1  - Lanterbecq, Deborah
A1  - Eeckhaut, Igor
A1  - Tiedemann, Ralph
T1  - A PCR survey of Hox genes in the myzostomid Myzostoma cirriferum
N2  - Using degenerate primers, we were able to identify seven Hox genes for the myzostomid Myzostoma cirriferum. The recovered fragments belong to anterior class (Mci_lab, Mci_pb), central class (Mci_Dfd, Mci_Lox5, Mci_Antp, Mci_Lox4), and posterior class (Mci_Post2) paralog groups. Orthology assignment was verified by phylogenetic analyses and presence of diagnostic regions in the homeodomain as well as flanking regions. The presence of Lox5, Lox4, and Post2 supports the inclusion of Myzostomida within Lophotrochozoa. We found signature residues within flanking regions of Lox5, which are also found in annelids, but not in Platyhelminthes. As such the available Hox genes data of myzostomids support an annelid relationship.
Y1  - 2009
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/31587
UR  - http://www.springerlink.com/content/100526
SN  - 0949-944X
ER  -