Download MendeleySolution structure and phylogenetics of Prod1, a member of the three-finger protein superfamily implicated in salamander limb regeneration.
Garza-Garcia, A., Harris, R., Esposito, D., Gates, P.B., Driscoll, P.C.(2009) PLoS One 4: e7123-e7123
- PubMed: 19771161
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007123
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2JVE - PubMed Abstract:
Following the amputation of a limb, newts and salamanders have the capability to regenerate the lost tissues via a complex process that takes place at the site of injury. Initially these cells undergo dedifferentiation to a state competent to regenerate the missing limb structures. Crucially, dedifferentiated cells have memory of their level of origin along the proximodistal (PD) axis of the limb, a property known as positional identity. Notophthalmus viridescens Prod1 is a cell-surface molecule of the three-finger protein (TFP) superfamily involved in the specification of newt limb PD identity. The TFP superfamily is a highly diverse group of metazoan proteins that includes snake venom toxins, mammalian transmembrane receptors and miscellaneous signaling molecules.
Organizational Affiliation:
Division of Molecular Structure, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, United Kingdom.
