PUBLICATION

Making limbs from fins

Authors
Schneider, I., and Shubin, N.H.
ID
ZDB-PUB-121220-25
Date
2012
Source
Developmental Cell   23(6): 1121-1122 (Review)
Registered Authors
Shubin, Neil
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
none
PubMed
23237946 Full text @ Dev. Cell
Abstract

Our limbs evolved from fish fins as vertebrates colonized aquatic shallows and land. If we understood the genetics underlying this transition, could we build a limb on a fish? In this issue of Developmental Cell, Freitas et al. (2012) show that boosting Hoxd13 expression can bring zebrafish one step closer to terra firma.

Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping