Abstract
1. Homeobox (Hox) genes were originally discovered in the fruit fly Drosophila, where they function through a conserved homeodomain as transcriptional regulators to control embryonic morphogenesis. Since then over 1000 homeodomain proteins have been identified in several species. In vertebrates, 39 Hox genes have been identified as homologs of the original Drosophila complex, and like their Drosophila counterparts they are organized within chromosomal clusters. Vertebrate Hox genes have also been shown to play a critical role in embryonic development as transcriptional regulators.
2. Both the Drosophila and vertebrate Hox genes have been shown to interact with various cofactors, such as the TALE homeodomain proteins, in recognition of consensus sequences within regulatory elements of their target genes. These protein–protein interactions are believed to contribute to enhancing the specificity of target gene recognition in a cell-type or tissue- dependent manner. The regulatory activity of a particular Hox protein on a specific regulatory element is highly variable and dependent on its interacting partners within the transcriptional complex.
3. In vertebrates, Hox genes display spatially restricted patterns of expression within the developing CNS, both along the anterioposterior and dorsoventral axis of the embryo. Their restricted gene expression is suggestive of a regulatory role in patterning of the CNS, as well as in cell specification. Determining the precise function of individual Hox genes in CNS morphogenesis through classical mutational analyses is complicated due to functional redundancy between Hox genes.
4. Understanding the precise mechanisms through which Hox genes mediate embryonic morphogenesis requires the identification of their downstream target genes. Although Hox genes have been implicated in the regulation of several pathways, few target genes have been shown to be under their direct regulatory control. Development of methodologies used for the isolation of target genes and for the analysis of putative targets will be beneficial in establishing the genetic pathways controlled by Hox factors.
5. Within the developing CNS various cell adhesion molecules and signaling molecules have been identified as candidate downstream target genes of Hox proteins. These targets play a role in processes such as cell migration and differentiation, and are implicated in contributing to neuronal processes such as plasticity and/or specification. Hence, Hox genes not only play a role in patterning of the CNS during early development, but may also contribute to cell specification and identity.
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Akin, Z.N., Nazarali, A.J. Hox Genes and Their Candidate Downstream Targets in the Developing Central Nervous System. Cell Mol Neurobiol 25, 697–741 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10571-005-3971-9
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