The Hox gene lin-39 is required during C. elegans vulval induction to select the outcome of Ras signaling

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				T. Marty, M. A. Vigano, C. Ribeiro, U. Nussbaumer, N. C. Grieder, and M. Affolter A HOX complex, a repressor element and a 50 bp sequence confer regional specificity to a DPP-responsive enhancer Development, July 15, 2001; 128(14): 2833 - 2845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K Halfar, C Rommel, H Stocker, and E Hafen Ras controls growth, survival and differentiation in the Drosophila eye by different thresholds of MAP kinase activity Development, January 5, 2001; 128(9): 1687 - 1696. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S Alper and C Kenyon REF-1, a protein with two bHLH domains, alters the pattern of cell fusion in C. elegans by regulating Hox protein activity Development, January 5, 2001; 128(10): 1793 - 1804. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M Herman C. elegans POP-1/TCF functions in a canonical Wnt pathway that controls cell migration and in a noncanonical Wnt pathway that controls cell polarity Development, January 2, 2001; 128(4): 581 - 590. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. Saleh, I. Rambaldi, X.-J. Yang, and M. S. Featherstone Cell Signaling Switches HOX-PBX Complexes from Repressors to Activators of Transcription Mediated by Histone Deacetylases and Histone Acetyltransferases Mol. Cell. Biol., November 15, 2000; 20(22): 8623 - 8633. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				L. Nilsson, T. Tiensuu, and S. Tuck Caenorhabditis elegans lin-25: A Study of Its Role in Multiple Cell Fate Specification Events Involving Ras and the Identification and Characterization of Evolutionarily Conserved Domains Genetics, November 1, 2000; 156(3): 1083 - 1096. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				D. M. Eisenmann and S. K. Kim Protruding Vulva Mutants Identify Novel Loci and Wnt Signaling Factors That Function During Caenorhabditis elegans Vulva Development Genetics, November 1, 2000; 156(3): 1097 - 1116. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				E. F. Hoier, W. A. Mohler, S. K. Kim, and A. Hajnal The Caenorhabditis elegans APC-related gene apr-1 is required for epithelial cell migration and Hox gene expression Genes & Dev., April 1, 2000; 14(7): 874 - 886. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				J Liu and A Fire Overlapping roles of two Hox genes and the exd ortholog ceh-20 in diversification of the C. elegans postembryonic mesoderm Development, January 12, 2000; 127(23): 5179 - 5190. [Abstract] [PDF]

				B Jungblut and R. Sommer Novel cell-cell interactions during vulva development in Pristionchus pacificus Development, January 8, 2000; 127(15): 3295 - 3303. [Abstract] [PDF]