Dearolf, C.R., Topol, J., Parker, C.S. (1990). Transcriptional regulation of the Drosophila segmentation gene fushi tarazu (ftz). BioEssays 12(): 109--113.
FlyBase ID
FBrf0051263
Publication Type
Review
Abstract
ftz is one of the 'pair rule' segmentation genes of Drosophila melanogaster, and is an important component of the segmentation process in the fruit fly. We discuss the transcriptional mechanism which causes ftz to be expressed in a seven stripe pattern during embryogenesis.
