Cripto promotes A-P axis specification independently of its stimulatory effect on Nodal autoinduction

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 597-605

  D'Andrea, Daniela ^a   Liguori, Giovanna L ^a   Le Good, J Ann ^b   Lonardo, Enza ^a   Andersson, Olov ^b   Constam, Daniel B ^b   Persico, Maria G ^a   Minchiotti, Gabriella ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXY 1 METHYLTETRALIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STIMULATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GASTRULATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE I; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BODY PATTERNING; CHIMERA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD2 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 39049085389     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200709090     Document Type: Article

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