a gene that regulates cell development, containing a homeobox
homeobox gene in American English
(ˈhoumiəˌbɑks)
noun
any of a group of genes whose function is to divide the early embryo into bands of cells with the potential to become specific organs or tissues
Word origin
[1985–90; homeo- + box1]This word is first recorded in the period 1985–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Human Genome Project, antisense, codependent, golden handcuffs, neural network
Examples of 'homeobox gene' in a sentence
homeobox gene
Profile of homeobox gene methylation could further predict clinical outcome.
Sumadi Lukman Anwar, Ulrich Lehmann 2017, 'DNA methylation and expression of Homeobox gene family as diagnostic and prognosticmarkers in human hepatocellular carcinoma', Journal of the Medical Scienceshttps://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/bik/article/view/13687. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Interestingly, the majority of these genes form part of the homeobox gene family.
Sandra Gehrke, Bodo Brueckner, Andreas Schepky, Johannes Klein, Alexander Iwen, ThomasC G Bosch, Horst Wenck, Marc Winnefeld, Sabine Hagemann 2013, 'Epigenetic regulation of depot-specific gene expression in adipose tissue.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855576?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The characteristic differences within homeodomain sequences among various classes of homeobox gene family were quite evident.
Annapurna Bhattacharjee, Rajesh Ghangal, Rohini Garg, Mukesh Jain 2015, 'Genome-wide analysis of homeobox gene family in legumes: identification, gene duplicationand expression profiling.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4352023?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We have applied the new framework to examine homeobox gene expression patterns and provide an analysis of these patterns.
Jürgen Hench, Johan Henriksson, Akram M. Abou-Zied, Martin Lüppert, Johan Dethlefsen,Krishanu Mukherjee, Yong Guang Tong, Lois Tang, Umesh Gangishetti, David L. Baillie,Thomas R. Bürglin 2015, 'The Homeobox Genes of Caenorhabditis elegans and Insights into Their Spatio-TemporalExpression Dynamics during Embryogenesis', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0126947. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Genome duplication analysis in soybean indicated that segmental duplication has significantly contributed in the expansion of homeobox gene family.
Annapurna Bhattacharjee, Rajesh Ghangal, Rohini Garg, Mukesh Jain 2015, 'Genome-wide analysis of homeobox gene family in legumes: identification, gene duplicationand expression profiling.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4352023?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)