Table 2.

Transcriptional Regulatory Elements from Fish and Fly with Conserved Function in Mammals

Genome Gene Functional test Reference
Fugu Hoxb4 Rhombomere expression in transgenic mice Aparicio et al. 1995
Fugu Oxytocin Neuron-specific expression in transgenic rat Venkatesh et al. 1997
Drosophila Pax6 Eye-specific expression in transgenic mice Xu et al. 1999
Danio Shh Expression in notochord of transgenic mice Müller et al. 1999