LEF-1/TCF proteins mediate Wnt-inducible transcription from the xenopus nodal-related 3 promoter

Developmental Biology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 420-431

  McKendry, Roslyn ^a   Hsu, Shu Chi ^b   Harland, Richard M ^a   Grosschedl, Rudolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

LEF 1; TCF; Wnt signaling; Xenopus; Xnr3

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOID ENHANCER FACTOR 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GASTRULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 18744425721     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1997.8797     Document Type: Article

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