Direct regulation of the Xenopus engrailed-2 promoter by the Wnt signaling pathway, and a molecular screen for Wnt-responsive genes, confirm a role for Wnt signaling during neural patterning in Xenopus

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 21-32

  McGrew, L Lynn ^a   Takemaru, Ken Ichi ^a   Bates, Rebecca ^a   Moon, Randall T ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Engrailed 2; LEF; Promoter; TCF; Wnt; Xenopus; catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXPLANT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS;

EID: 0032867869     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00136-7     Document Type: Article

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