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Development, Vol 125, Issue 9 1637-1645, Copyright © 1998 by Company of Biologists
JOURNAL ARTICLES |
D Gauchat, S Kreger, T Holstein and B Galliot
Department of Zoology and Animal Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Two homeobox genes, prdl-a and prdl-b, which were isolated from a Hydra vulgaris cDNA library, encode paired-like class homeodomains highly related to that of the aristaless-related genes. In adult polyps, prdl-b is a marker for synchronously dividing nematoblasts while prdl-a displays an expression restricted to the the nerve cell lineage of the head region. During budding and apical regeneration, an early and transient prdl-a expression was observed in endodermal cells of the stump at a time when the head organizer is established. When apical regeneration was delayed upon concomittant budding, prdl-a expression was found to be altered in the stump. Furthermore, a specific anti-prdl-a protein immunoserum revealed that prdl-a was overexpressed in adult polyps of the Chlorohydra viridissima multiheaded mutant, with an expression domain extending below the tentacle ring towards the body column. Accordingly, prdl-a DNA-binding activity was enhanced in nuclear extracts from this mutant. These results suggest that prdl-a responds to apical forming signals and might thus be involved in apical specification. When a marine hydrozoan (Podocorynae carnea) was used, the anti-prdl-a antibody showed cross-reactivity with cells located around the oral region, indicating that prdl-a function is shared by other cnidaria. The ancestral role for prdl-a-related genes in the molecular definition of the head (or oral-surrounding region) is discussed.
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