Cdx2 is required for correct cell fate specification and differentiation of trophectoderm in the mouse blastocyst

Development

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2093-2102

  Strumpf, Dan ^a   Mao, Chai An ^a,d   Yamanaka, Yojiro ^a   Ralston, Amy ^a   Chawengsaksophak, Kallayanee ^a   Beck, Felix ^b   Rossant, Janet ^a,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Eomesodermin; Mouse; Nanog; Oct4; Pou5f1; Stem cells; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

EOMESODERMIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOSS; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; INNER CELL MASS; MAMMAL; MOUSE; MUTANT; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ECTODERM; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ILEX COOKII; MAMMALIA;

EID: 19744365010     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.01801     Document Type: Article

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