Research Topics

Genomes and Genes

Gene Symbol: six5

Description: SIX homeobox 5

Alias: six4.3, homeobox protein SIX5, sine oculis homeobox homolog 4.3

Species: zebrafish

Kobayashi M, Osanai H, Kawakami K, Yamamoto M. Expression of three zebrafish Six4 genes in the cranial sensory placodes and the developing somites. Mech Dev. 2000;98:151-5 pubmed

..six4.2 is expressed in the presomitic mesoderm, somites and pectoral fin bud. six4.3 appears to be a unique member of the Six4 proteins and is expressed ubiquitously at gastrulation and later in the tectum. ..
Algama M, Tasker E, Williams C, Parslow A, Bryson Richardson R, Keith J. Genome-wide identification of conserved intronic non-coding sequences using a Bayesian segmentation approach. BMC Genomics. 2017;18:259 pubmed publisher

..We attribute the higher sensitivity of the pathway-focussed analysis compared to the genome-wide analysis to improved alignment quality, suggesting that enhanced genomic alignments may reveal many more conserved intronic sequences. ..