Overexpression of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) in early Xenopus embryos induces cell dissociation and inhibits transition from the blastula to gastrula stage

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 675-686

  Shibata, Mikihito ^a   Shinga, Jun ^a   Yasuhiko, Yukuto ^a   Kai, Masatake ^a   Miura, Kin Ichiro ^b   Shimogori, Tomomi ^c   Kashiwagi, Keiko ^c   Igarashi, Kazuei ^c   Shiokawa, Koichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Arrest at early gastrula; Cell dissociation; Polyamines; SAM; SAMDC overexpression

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ARTICLE; BLASTULA; DISSOCIATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTRULA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; XENOPUS;

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; ANIMALS; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MICROINJECTIONS; POLYAMINES; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031827361     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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