Gene Review:
Asx - Additional sex combs
Drosophila melanogaster
Synonyms:
ASX, CG8787, Dmel\CG8787, FBgn0261823, Polycomb protein Asx, ...
- The Additional sex combs gene of Drosophila encodes a chromatin protein that binds to shared and unique Polycomb group sites on polytene chromosomes. Sinclair, D.A., Milne, T.A., Hodgson, J.W., Shellard, J., Salinas, C.A., Kyba, M., Randazzo, F., Brock, H.W. Development (1998)
- Enhancer of Polycomb is a suppressor of position-effect variegation in Drosophila melanogaster. Sinclair, D.A., Clegg, N.J., Antonchuk, J., Milne, T.A., Stankunas, K., Ruse, C., Grigliatti, T.A., Kassis, J.A., Brock, H.W. Genetics (1998)
- Characterization of Asxl1, a murine homolog of Additional sex combs, and analysis of the Asx-like gene family. Fisher, C.L., Randazzo, F., Humphries, R.K., Brock, H.W. Gene (2006)
- The Additional sex combs gene of Drosophila is required for activation and repression of homeotic loci, and interacts specifically with Polycomb and super sex combs. Milne, T.A., Sinclair, D.A., Brock, H.W. Mol. Gen. Genet. (1999)
- Comparison of germline mosaics of genes in the Polycomb group of Drosophila melanogaster. Soto, M.C., Chou, T.B., Bender, W. Genetics (1995)