Vertebrate Msx genes are unlinked,homeobox-containing genes that bear homology to the Drosophila muscle segment homeobox gene.These genes are expressed at multiple sites of tissue-tissue interactions during vertebrate...Vertebrate Msx genes are unlinked,homeobox-containing genes that bear homology to the Drosophila muscle segment homeobox gene.These genes are expressed at multiple sites of tissue-tissue interactions during vertebrate embryonic development.Inductive interactions mediated by the Msx genes are essential for normal craniofacial,limb and ectodermal organ morphogenesis,and are also essential to survival in mice,as manifested by the phenotypic abnormalities shown in knockout mice and in humans.This review summarizes studies on the expression,regulation,and functional analysis of Msx genes that bear relevance to craniofacial development in humans and mice.展开更多
动物实验发现MSX1基因敲除的小鼠表现出腭裂的表型,为MSX1基因与非综合征型唇/腭裂(non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate,NSCL/P)之间存在关联性提供了直接证据,此外动物实验表明MSX1基因与环境因素及其他基因之间的...动物实验发现MSX1基因敲除的小鼠表现出腭裂的表型,为MSX1基因与非综合征型唇/腭裂(non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate,NSCL/P)之间存在关联性提供了直接证据,此外动物实验表明MSX1基因与环境因素及其他基因之间的交互作用与NSCL/P存在关联。现有人群连锁关联研究的结果并不完全一致,可能是由于现有研究中所分析的MSX1基因位点较少,研究效率较低;也可能与现有研究主要是对MSX1基因进行单位点的分析,未考虑交互作用(包括基因-环境和基因-基因交互作用)有关。在后续的研究中,扩大研究位点的范围,并进行基因-环境和基因-基因交互作用与NSCL/P之间的关联性分析,有可能为阐明MSX1基因与NSCL/P之间的关联提供进一步数据支持。展开更多
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文摘Vertebrate Msx genes are unlinked,homeobox-containing genes that bear homology to the Drosophila muscle segment homeobox gene.These genes are expressed at multiple sites of tissue-tissue interactions during vertebrate embryonic development.Inductive interactions mediated by the Msx genes are essential for normal craniofacial,limb and ectodermal organ morphogenesis,and are also essential to survival in mice,as manifested by the phenotypic abnormalities shown in knockout mice and in humans.This review summarizes studies on the expression,regulation,and functional analysis of Msx genes that bear relevance to craniofacial development in humans and mice.
文摘动物实验发现MSX1基因敲除的小鼠表现出腭裂的表型,为MSX1基因与非综合征型唇/腭裂(non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate,NSCL/P)之间存在关联性提供了直接证据,此外动物实验表明MSX1基因与环境因素及其他基因之间的交互作用与NSCL/P存在关联。现有人群连锁关联研究的结果并不完全一致,可能是由于现有研究中所分析的MSX1基因位点较少,研究效率较低;也可能与现有研究主要是对MSX1基因进行单位点的分析,未考虑交互作用(包括基因-环境和基因-基因交互作用)有关。在后续的研究中,扩大研究位点的范围,并进行基因-环境和基因-基因交互作用与NSCL/P之间的关联性分析,有可能为阐明MSX1基因与NSCL/P之间的关联提供进一步数据支持。