In Drosophila, the proneural genes of the achaete-scute complex encode transcriptional
activators that can commit cells to a neural fate. We have isolated cDNAs for two Xenopus …

The expression of a subset of homologous genes of the AS-C is required during
embryogenesis and metamorphosis for proper neural development. Here we study the …

The pro-neural achaete-scute complex (ASC) of Drosophila encodes four homologous
proteins, each containing a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain, characteristic of a large …

The achaete‐scute gene complex (AS‐C) of Drosophila melanogaster is involved in the
development of the embryonic central nervous system and the cuticular sensory organs of …

Using monoclonal antibodies, we have examined the expression pattern of MASH1, a basic
helix-loop-helix protein that is a mammalian homolog of the Drosophila achaete-scute …

We have isolated a novel Xenopus homolog of the Drosophila achaete-scute genes, called
XASH-3. XASH-3 expression is neural specific and is detected as early as stage 11, making …

Genes of the achaete–cute complex (ASC) participate in the formation of the central nervous
system in the Drosophila embryo. Previous genetic analyses have indicated that lethal of …

The genes of the achaete-scute complex (AS-C) confer on cells the ability to become neural
precursors. Their expression is restricted to groups of cells, the proneural clusters, which …

We have identified a basic helix-loop-helix encoding cDNA from embryonic chicken retina
which shares sequence similarity with the achaete-scute family of genes of Drosophila. The …

The Drosophila embryonic central nervous system develops from sets of progenitor
neuroblasts which segregate from the neuroectoderm during early embryogenesis. Cells …