Axis induction by Wnt signaling: Target promoter responsiveness regulates competence

Developmental Biology

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-54

  Darken, Rachel S ^a   Wilson, Paul A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axis induction; Competence; Siamois; Wnt pathway; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0035370834     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0253     Document Type: Article

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