Insect appendages and comparative ontogenetics

被引：146

作者：

Angelini, DR ^{[1
]}

Kaufman, TC ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Indiana Univ, Dept Biol, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA

来源：

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | 2005年 / 286卷 / 01期

关键词：

insect appendages; appendage primordia; limb axis specification; Distal-less; appendage patterning; appendage allometry; comparative developmental genetics;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.07.006

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

It is arguable that the evolutionary and ecological success of insects is due in large part to the versatility of their articulated appendages. Recent advances in our understanding of appendage development in Drosophila melanogaster, as well as functional and expression studies in other insect species have begun to frame the general themes of appendage development in the insects. Here, we review current studies that provide for a comparison of limb developmental mechanisms acting at five levels: (1) the specification of ventral appendage primordia; (2) specification of the limb axes; (3) regulation and interactions of genes expressed in specific domains of the proximal-distal axis, such as Distal-less; (4) the specification of appendage identity; and (5) genetic regulation of appendage allometry. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：57 / 77

页数：21

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