Pax factors in transcription and epigenetic remodelling

A Mayran, A Pelletier, J Drouin - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2015 - Elsevier
The nine Pax transcription factors that constitute the mammalian family of paired domain
(PD) factors play key roles in many developmental processes. As DNA binding transcription …

Regulation of cerebral cortical neurogenesis by the Pax6 transcription factor

MN Manuel, D Mi, JO Mason, DJ Price - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Understanding brain development remains a major challenge at the heart of understanding
what makes us human. The neocortex, in evolutionary terms the newest part of the cerebral …

Identification of in vivo DNA-binding mechanisms of Pax6 and reconstruction of Pax6-dependent gene regulatory networks during forebrain and lens development

J Sun, S Rockowitz, Q Xie, R Ashery-Padan… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The transcription factor Pax6 is comprised of the paired domain (PD) and homeodomain
(HD). In the developing forebrain, Pax6 is expressed in ventricular zone precursor cells and …

PAX genes in childhood oncogenesis: developmental biology gone awry?

P Mahajan, PJ Leavey, RL Galindo - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
Childhood solid tumors often arise from embryonal-like cells, which are distinct from the
epithelial cancers observed in adults, and etiologically can be considered as 'developmental …

PAX3 and FOXD3 promote CXCR4 expression in melanoma

JD Kubic, JW Lui, EC Little, AE Ludvik, S Konda… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
Metastatic melanoma is an aggressive and deadly disease. The chemokine receptor
CXCR4 is active in melanoma metastasis, although the mechanism for the promotion and …

Structures and properties of PAX linked regulatory networks architecting and pacing the emergence of neuronal diversity

GG Curto, C Gard, V Ribes - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, Pax proteins have received a lot of attention from researchers
working on the generation and assembly of neural circuits during vertebrate development …

The homeodomain of Eyeless regulates cell growth and antagonizes the paired domain-dependent retinal differentiation function

M Tanaka-Matakatsu, J Miller, W Du - Protein & Cell, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Pax6 and its Drosophila homolog Eyeless (Ey) play essential roles during eye development.
Ey/Pax6 contains two distinct DNA binding domains, a Paired domain (PD) and a …

The olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) Pax3 homologues are highly conserved, encode multiple isoforms and show unique expression patterns

S Jiao, X Tan, Q Wang, M Li, SJ Du - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pax genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play crucial roles in
the formation of tissues and organs during development. Pax3 plays crucial roles in …

Dermestes maculatus: an intermediate-germ beetle model system for evo-devo

J Xiang, IS Forrest, L Pick - EvoDevo, 2015 - Springer
Background Understanding how genes change during evolution to direct the development
of diverse body plans is a major goal of the evo-devo field. Achieving this will require the …

The RED domain of Paired is specifically required for Drosophila accessory gland maturation

L Li, P Li, L Xue - Open Biology, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The evolutionarily conserved paired domain consists of the N-terminal PAI and the C-
terminal RED domains, each containing a helix–turn–helix motif capable of binding DNA …