Hiemisch H, Monaghan A P, Schütz G, Kaestner K H
Division Molecular Biology of the Cell I, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Mech Dev. 1998 Apr;73(1):129-32. doi: 10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00039-2.
We have compared the expression patterns of the mouse Forkhead homologue 1/ mesoderm/mesenchyme forkhead 1 (Fkh1/Mf1) gene with that of the highly related winged helix gene Mfh1 in late gestation mouse embryos. Transcripts for both genes are restricted to derivatives of the mesoderm. Co-expression was found in cartilage primordia of the head, ribs, vertebra and bones. However, in several structures analyzed, Fkh1/Mf1 signals are lower in the inner layers of the developing cartilage than those of Mfh1.