Chicken HOXA3 gene: its expression pattern and role in branchial nerve precursor cell migration

• Published in: International journal of biological sciences Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 87 - 101
• Main Authors: Watari-Goshima, Natsuko, Chisaka, Osamu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Ivyspring International Publisher 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Animals; Cell Movement - genetics; Chick Embryo; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Homeodomain Proteins - genetics; Homeodomain Proteins - metabolism; Mice; Neural Crest - cytology; Neural Crest - embryology; Neural Crest - metabolism; Research Paper; Rhombencephalon - cytology; Rhombencephalon - embryology; Rhombencephalon - metabolism; RNA, Messenger - metabolism; neural crest; cell migration; placode; Hoxa3; hindbrain; axon guidance; branchial nerve

In vertebrates, the proximal and distal sensory ganglia of the branchial nerves are derived from neural crest cells (NCCs) and placodes, respectively. We previously reported that in Hoxa3 knockout mouse embryos, NCCs and placode-derived cells of the glossopharyngeal nerve were defective in their mig...