Repression of nodal expression by maternal B1-type SOXs regulates germ layer formation in Xenopus and zebrafish

Developmental Biology

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-37

  Zhang, Chi ^a   Basta, Tamara ^a   Hernandez Lagunas, Laura ^b   Simpson, Peter ^b   Stemple, Derek L ^c   Artinger, Kristin B ^b   Klymkowsky, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B1 SOXs; Embryonic axis specification; Germ layer specification; Mesoendoderm; Nodals; SOX3; Xenopus; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CATENIN; DNA; ENDODERMIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SOX; RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO; ENDODERM; GASTRULATION; GENETIC CODE; GERM LAYER; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRABISMUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; CERBERUS; CYCLOPS; DANIO RERIO; XENOPUS;

EID: 4043114198     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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