The origins of the Drosophila leg revealed by the cis-regulatory architecture of the Distalless gene

The origins of the Drosophila leg revealed by the cis-regulatory architecture of the Distalless gene
Daniel J. McKay, Carlos Estella and Richard S. Mann
Development 136, 61-71 (2009) doi: doi: 10.1242/dev.02997510.1242/dev.029975

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Shared developmental mechanisms pattern the vertebrate gill arch and paired fin skeletons

Shared developmental mechanisms pattern the vertebrate gill arch and paired fin skeletons
J. Andrew Gillis, Randall D. Dahn, and Neil H. Shubin
PNAS Published online before print March 24, 2009, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0810959106

Ce faisant, d’un coup d’un seul, les
vertébrés sont apparus, avec tous leus attributs. [source]

D’un coup d’un seul hein ?

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Tri-phasic expression of posterior Hox genes during development of pectoral fins in zebrafish: Implications for the evolution of vertebrate paired appendages

Tri-phasic expression of posterior Hox genes during development of pectoral fins in zebrafish: Implications for the evolution of vertebrate paired appendages
Ahn D, Ho RK
Dev Biol (2008 ) Article in press
“D’un coup d’un seul” hein ?

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Regulatory constraints in the evolution of the tetrapod limb anterior–posterior polarity

Regulatory constraints in the evolution of the tetrapod limb anterior–posterior polarity
Basile Tarchini, Denis Duboule and Marie Kmita
Nature 443, 985-988 (26 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/nature05247
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Visualization of Cartilage Formation: Insight into Cellular Properties of Skeletal Progenitors and Chondrodysplasia Syndromes

Visualization of Cartilage Formation: Insight into Cellular Properties of Skeletal Progenitors and Chondrodysplasia Syndromes
Visualization of Cartilage Formation: Insight into Cellular Properties of Skeletal Progenitors and Chondrodysplasia Syndromes
Maria Barna and Lee Niswander
Developmental Cell, Volume 12, Issue 6, 5 June 2007, Pages 931-941

The cellular events underlying skeletal morphogenesis and the formation of cartilage templates are largely unknown. [...]

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Genetic evidence that FGFs have an instructive role in limb proximal–distal patterning

Genetic evidence that FGFs have an instructive role in limb proximal–distal patterning
Francesca V. Mariani, Christina P. Ahn & Gail R. MartinThese authors contributed equally to this work.
Nature 453, 401-405 (15 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/nature06876

Half a century ago, the apical ectodermal ridge (AER) at the distal tip of the tetrapod limb bud was shown to produce [...]

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Mice Given Bat-like Forelimbs

Molecular Evolution: Mice Given Bat-like Forelimbs Through Gene Switch A research team led by Dr. Richard Behringer at MD Anderson Cancer Center reports that they have successfully switched the mouse Prx1 gene regulatory element with the Prx1 gene regulatory region from a bat — and although these two species are separated by millions of years [...]

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