Table 4.
Left-Right asymmetry molecules
| Genes | Domains and Function |
Reference | Orthologs (organism) |
%Identities, % Similarities |
NCBI or Spbase Reference number |
Pm transcript number | Primers sequence | Size of amplification product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nodal | Tgf-beta ligand Involved in left-right asymmetry | Grande et al., 2009. | Mm-Nodal Dm-Dpp Sp-Nodal |
51%, 74% 42%, 62% 53%, 69% |
NP_038639 NP_477311.1 ABK33664.1 |
gi|307052073|gb|HP126404.1|isotig21602.Pminagast | F:CGGTGGATCGTCTACCCTAA R:taatacgactcactatagggCCCGATCAAATTGTAAAAATGC |
966 bp |
| Lefty | Tgf-beta signaling molecule, involved in left-right asymmetry | Grande et al., 2009. | Mm-Lefty Dm-Dpp Sp-Lefty |
24%, 40% 21%, 36% 28%, 46% |
NP_034224.1 NP_477311.1 NP_001123281.1 |
lcl|scaffold511856 75.8 | F:ATGGAGTCTCGCGTAGCTGT R:taatacgactcactatagggCATGTTTGTTGACGGGTCTG |
537 bp |
| Pitx2 | Homeobox domain, transcription factor involved in left-right asymmetry | Grande et al., 2009. | Mm-Pitx2 Dm-Ptx1 Sp-Pitx2 |
74%, 82% 60%, 65% 73%, 82% |
NP_001035969.1 NP_733410.2 SPU_004599 |
Pm_22862 | F:GCGTCAGGGTGTGGTTTAAG R:taatacgactcactatagggGTTCAAGTTCTGGTGGCTCA |
329 |