Abstract
Class I homeobox genes (Hox in mice and HOX in humans), encode for 39 transcription factors and display a unique genomic network organization mainly involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the cell memory program. The HOX network controls the aberrant epigenetic modifications involving in the cell memory program. In details, the HOX cluster plays a crucial role in the generation and evolution of several diseases: congenic malformation, oncogenesis, metabolic processes and deregulation of cell cycle. In this review, I discussed about the role of HOX gene network in the control of cardiovascular development.
Keywords: HOX, Angiogenesis, Memory program, Rosetta stone.
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Class I Homeobox Genes, “The Rosetta Stone of the Cell Biology”, in the Regulation of Cardiovascular Development
Volume: 23 Issue: 3
Author(s): Alfredo Procino
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Keywords: HOX, Angiogenesis, Memory program, Rosetta stone.
Abstract: Class I homeobox genes (Hox in mice and HOX in humans), encode for 39 transcription factors and display a unique genomic network organization mainly involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the cell memory program. The HOX network controls the aberrant epigenetic modifications involving in the cell memory program. In details, the HOX cluster plays a crucial role in the generation and evolution of several diseases: congenic malformation, oncogenesis, metabolic processes and deregulation of cell cycle. In this review, I discussed about the role of HOX gene network in the control of cardiovascular development.
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Procino Alfredo, Class I Homeobox Genes, “The Rosetta Stone of the Cell Biology”, in the Regulation of Cardiovascular Development, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 23 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867323666151207111302
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867323666151207111302 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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