Title:

The NK-2 Homeobox Gene and the Early Development of the Central Nervous System of Drosophila

Creator:

Nakayama, Noriko
Nakayama, Kohzo
Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Kim, Yongsok
Webber, Keith O.
Wang, Lan-Hsiang
Mellerick-Dressler, Dervla
Lad, Rajnikant

Date:

1995

Description:

In this article, Marshall Nirenberg explains the "logic that connects the genetic code to neurobiology is that information is processed in both genetic and neural systems." This study of the NK-2 homeobox gene of the Drosophila fly examines the role of the gene's expression in the early development of the central nervous system of the embryo. Strikingly, the article notes, "The nucleus of the fertilized Drosophila embryo undergoes thirteen rounds of nuclear division in the first 130 minutes of embryonic development, resulting in an embryo that consists of a single cell with approximately 5,000 nuclei."

Periodical:

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Publisher:

New York Academy of Sciences

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the New York Academy of Sciences.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Central Nervous System, Drosophila, Genes, Homeobox, Molecular Sequence Data, and Amino Acid Sequence

Format:

Text

Extent:

19 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Nirenberg, Marshall W., Kohzo Nakayama, Noriko Nakayama, Yongsok Kim, Dervla Mellerick-Dressler, Lan-Hsiang Wang, Keith O. Webber, and Rajnikant Lad. "The NK-2 Homeobox Gene and the Early Development of the Central Nervous System of Drosophila." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 758, (1995): 224-242. Article. 19 Images.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Legacy ID:

JJBBJM

NLM ID:

101584910X136

Profiles Collection:

The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X136

Story Section:

From Neuroblastoma to Homeobox Genes, 1976-1992