Mtx2 directs zebrafish morphogenetic movements during epiboly by regulating microfilament formation

Developmental Biology

Volumn 314, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-22

  Wilkins, Simon J ^a   Yoong, Simon ^b   Verkade, Heather ^c   Mizoguchi, Takamasa ^d   Plowman, Sarah J ^a   Hancock, John F ^a   Kikuchi, Yutaka ^d   Heath, Joan K ^c   Perkins, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoderm; Epiboly; F actin; Gastrulation; Microfilaments; Morphogenetic movements; Mtx2; Mxtx2; Yolk syncytial layer (YSL); Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; HOMEOBOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MTX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GASTRULATION; MESODERM; MICROFILAMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; YOLK SAC; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 38349166915     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.10.050     Document Type: Article

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