Ectodermal Wnt3β-catenin signaling is required for the establishment and maintenance of the apical ectodermal ridge

Genes and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 394-409

  Barrow, Jeffery R ^a   Thomas, Kirk R ^b   Boussadia Zahui, Oreda ^c,d   Moore, Robert ^c,e   Kemler, Rolf ^c   Capecchi, Mario R ^b   McMahon, Andrew P ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

^d Nucleis   (France)

^e INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Apical ectodermal ridge; Limb; Mouse; Wnt catenin signaling

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MESENCHYME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ECTODERM; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MICE; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; WNT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037314332     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1044903     Document Type: Article

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