PAX6: 25th anniversary and more to learn

A Cvekl, P Callaerts - Experimental eye research, 2017 - Elsevier
The DNA-binding transcription factor PAX6 was cloned 25 years ago by multiple teams
pursuing identification of human and mouse eye disease causing genes, cloning vertebrate …

[HTML][HTML] Master regulators in development: Views from the Drosophila retinal determination and mammalian pluripotency gene networks

TL Davis, I Rebay - Developmental biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Among the mechanisms that steer cells to their correct fate during development, master
regulatory networks are unique in their sufficiency to trigger a developmental program …

A single cell genomics atlas of the Drosophila larval eye reveals distinct photoreceptor developmental timelines

KK Bollepogu Raja, K Yeung, YK Shim, Y Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The Drosophila eye is a powerful model system to study the dynamics of cell differentiation,
cell state transitions, cell maturation, and pattern formation. However, a high-resolution …

Myogenesis control by SIX transcriptional complexes

P Maire, M Dos Santos, R Madani, I Sakakibara… - Seminars in cell & …, 2020 - Elsevier
SIX homeoproteins were first described in Drosophila, where they participate in the Pax-Six-
Eya-Dach (PSED) network with eyeless, eyes absent and dachsund to drive synergistically …

MicroRNA‑552 promotes tumor cell proliferation and migration by directly targeting DACH1 via the Wnt/β‑catenin signaling pathway in colorectal cancer

J Cao, XR Yan, T Liu, XB Han, JJ Yu… - Oncology …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
The purpose of the present study was to analyze the crucial role of microRNAs
(miRNAs/miRs) involved in the proliferation and migration of colorectal cancer (CRC) and to …

Single cell RNA sequencing of the adult Drosophila eye reveals distinct clusters and novel marker genes for all major cell types

K Yeung, KK Bollepogu Raja, YK Shim, Y Li… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The adult Drosophila eye is a powerful model system for phototransduction and
neurodegeneration research. However, single cell resolution transcriptomic data are lacking …

DACH1 inhibits cyclin D1 expression, cellular proliferation and tumor growth of renal cancer cells

Q Chu, N Han, X Yuan, X Nie, H Wu, Y Chen… - Journal of hematology & …, 2014 - Springer
Background Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a complex with diverse biological characteristics
and distinct molecular signature. New target therapies to molecules that drive RCC initiation …

N-cadherin orchestrates self-organization of neurons within a columnar unit in the Drosophila medulla

O Trush, C Liu, X Han, Y Nakai, R Takayama… - Journal of …, 2019 - jneurosci.org
Columnar structure is a basic unit of the brain, but the mechanism underlying its
development remains largely unknown. The medulla, the largest ganglion of the Drosophila …

Coming into clear sight at last: Ancestral and derived events during chelicerate visual system development

M Friedrich - BioEssays, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pioneering molecular work on chelicerate visual system development in the horseshoe crab
Limulus polyphemus surprised with the possibility that this process may not depend on the …

DACH1 inhibits lung adenocarcinoma invasion and tumor growth by repressing CXCL5 signaling

N Han, X Yuan, H Wu, H Xu, Q Chu, M Guo, S Yu… - …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Whole-genome and transcriptome sequencing of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
identified that DACH1, is a human homolog of drosophila gene dac, is involved in NSCLC …