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D B T G R

DataBase of Tunicate Gene Regulation
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Cs-Mesp

Gene product: unknown
Organism: C. savignyi
Summary of experimentsMinimal promoter is 105 bp long from TSS
Overlapping expression with Ci-Tbx6c in B7.5 cells at 110-cell stage (early gastrula).
Expressed in B8.9 and B8.10 at mid-gastrula and the four B7.5 decendants at the late gastrula.
The expression disappears by the beginning of neurulation.
Cs-FGF9/16/20 does not control Cs-Mesp.
beta-catenin and Cs-macho1 are essential for Cs-Mesp transcription.
Activity reported

An unknown factor regulates Cs-Mesp in trunk ventral cells, anterior tail muscles in C. savignyi (32, 34)
Sequences available
ID Gene Description Organism Dataset Dataset ID
s00421 Cs-Mesp -3000:+200 region of ENSCSAVG00000002565 C. savignyi Sidow Lab 2 ENSCSAVG00000002565
References
  1. Davidson, B., Shi, W., Levin, M. (2005). "Uncoupling heart cell specification and migration in the simple chordate Ciona intestinalis." Development 132:4811-4818. (PUBMED)
  2. Satou, Y., Imai, K., Satoh, N. (2004). "The ascidian Mesp gene specifies heart precursor cells." Development 131:2533-2541. (PUBMED)