The expression and distribution of Wnt and Wnt receptor mRNAs during early sea urchin development

Gene Expression Patterns

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-64

  Stamateris, Rachel E ^a   Rafiq, Kiran ^a   Ettensohn, Charles A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catenin; Axis specification; Dishevelled; Early patterning; Frizzled; LRP6; Maternal mRNA; Micromeres; Polarity; Protein degradation; Sea urchin; Wnt; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

FRIZZLED PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO AXIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYO POLARITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEA URCHIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; BODY PATTERNING; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEA URCHINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 73749083447     PISSN: 1567133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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