Cell communication with the neural plate is required for induction of neural markers by BMP inhibition: evidence for homeogenetic induction and implications for Xenopus animal cap and chick explant assays

Developmental Biology

Volumn 327, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 478-486

  Linker, Claudia ^a   De Almeida, Irene ^a   Papanayotou, Costis ^a   Stower, Matthew ^a   Sabado, Virginie ^b   Ghorani, Ehsan ^a   Streit, Andrea ^b   Mayor, Roberto ^a   Stern, Claudio D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal cap assay; BMP signaling; Chick; Default model; GATA; Homeogenetic induction; Neural crest; Neural induction; Neural plate border; Pre placodal region; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 60549087670     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.12.034     Document Type: Article

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