XSIP1, a member of two-handed zinc finger proteins, induced anterior neural markers in Xenopus laevis animal cap

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 151-157

  Eisaki, Akira ^a   Kuroda, Hiroki ^a   Fukui, Akimasa ^a   Asashima, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Neural induction; SIP1; Xenopus laevis; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; SMAD PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE; FOREBRAIN; GASTRULA; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAD; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; NERVE CELL; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAIL; XENOPUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034728782     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2545     Document Type: Article

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