Review Article

Hox Targets and Cellular Functions

Table 1

Microarray expression profile and ChIP methods used to identify Hox targets. The Hox genes are studied in the wildtype, in Hox mutants, or after Hox ectopic expression. Modified from [47].

OrganismHox geneTissueMethodReference

Drosophila lab Whole embryoMicroarrays[53]
Drosophila Antp, Scr, and Ubx Imaginal discsMicroarrays[54]
Drosophila Scr Leg imaginal discsMicroarrays[61]
Drosophila Ubx Haltere and wing imaginal discsMicroarrays[64]
Drosophila Ubx Haltere and wing imaginal discsMicroarrays[66]
Drosophila Dfd, Antp, Scr, Ubx, abd-A, and Abd-B Whole embryoMicroarrays[67]
Drosophila Ubx Haltere and wing imaginal discsMicroarrays[73]
Drosophila Ubx Haltere imaginal discChIP[76]
Drosophila Ubx Haltere and third leg imaginal discsChIP[77]
Drosophila Ubx Haltere imaginal discChIP[78]
Drosophila Dfd Whole embryoChIP[79]
MouseHoxa13 Uterus and cervixMicroarrays[52]
MouseHoxa11 Kidney cell linesMicroarrays[55]
MouseHoxd10 Spinal cordMicroarrays[56]
MouseHoxc8 Embryonic fibroblastsMicroarrays[57]
MouseHoxa13 Embryonic fibroblastsMicroarrays[58]
MouseHoxd cluster genes Limb and genital tissueMicroarrays[59]
MouseHoxa1 Embryonic stem cells from blastocystsMicroarrays[60]
HumanHoxa9, Hoxa10 Umbilical cord cellsMicroarrays[62]
MouseHoxa11, Hoxd11 KidneyMicroarrays[63]
MouseHoxa1, Hoxb1 Whole embryosMicroarrays[65]
MouseHoxa2, Hoxb1, Hoxb2
Hoxb3, and Hoxd3
Rhombomeres 2–5Microarrays[69]
MouseHoxc13 SkinMicroarrays[71]
MouseHoxa1 Rhombomeres 3–5Microarrays[72]
MouseHoxa13 NIH 3T3-derived embryonic fibroblastsChIP[74]
HumanHoxd13 Humeral bone
chondroblast cell line
ChIP[75]
MouseHoxa2 Second branchial archChIP[80]
ZebrafishHoxb1a Whole embryoMicroarrays[68]
ZebrafishHoxb1b Whole embryoMicroarrays[70]