Xenopus Six1 gene is expressed in neurogenic cranial placodes and maintained in the differentiating lateral lines

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-257

  Pandur, Petra D ^a   Moody, Sally A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial ganglia; Epibranchial placodes; Lens placode; Myogenesis; Neuromasts; Olfactory placode; Otocyst; Sine oculis; Sox2; Sox3; Trigeminal placode; Xkrk1

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; SIX1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SIX1 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SENSE ORGAN; XENOPUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SENSE ORGANS; XENOPUS;

EID: 0034266073     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00396-8     Document Type: Article

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