XTcf-3 transcription factor mediates β-catenin-induced axis formation in xenopus embryos

Cell

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 391-399

  Molenaar, Miranda ^b   Van De Wetering, Marc ^a   Oosterwegel, Mariette ^a,c   Peterson Maduro, Josi ^b   Godsave, Susan ^b   Korinek, Vladimir ^a   Roose, Jeroen ^a   Destrée, Olivier ^b   Clevers, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE TRANSLOCATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0001003110     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80112-9     Document Type: Article

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