Fig. 1. Xenopus Esr proteins are orthologs of HES proteins. Tree compares
primary sequence of bHLH domain. Esr1 and Esr7 are orthologs of mouse (Mm)
Hes5, zebrafish (Dr) Her4 and a chick (Gg) Hes5-like protein. Esr9 and Esr10
form a subgroup within this family. MmHes1 is homologous to
Drosophila (Dm) Hairy, Xenopus laevis (Xl) Hairy2A, Gg
hairy1 and DrHer6. Drosophila E(spl) proteins are shown for
comparison.