Martin-Blanco, E., Kornberg, T.B. (1993). DR-78, a novel Drosophila melanogaster genomic DNA fragment highly homologous to the DNA-binding domain of thyroid hormone-retinoic acid-vitamin D receptor subfamily.  Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1216(2): 339--341.

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Research paper

Degenerate oligodeoxyribonucleotides were designed for both ends of the DNA-binding domain of members of the nuclear receptor superfamily. PCR amplified Drosophila melanogaster DNA was purified and cloned (DR plasmids). Genomic lambda DASH clones were identified at high stringency with an amplified DR-78 plasmid DNA and isolated. The partial sequence shows a very probable open reading frame which would encode a peptide highly homologous to members of the thyroid hormone-retinoic acid-vitamin D receptor subfamily. The fragment corresponds to a single copy gene and was mapped at position 78D of chromosome three by in situ hybridization.