Lens morphogenesis is dependent on Pax6-mediated inhibition of the canonical Wnt/Beta-catenin signaling in the lens surface ectoderm

Genesis

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 86-95

  Machon, Ondrej ^a   Kreslova, Jana ^a   Ruzickova, Jana ^a   Vacik, Tomas ^a   Klimova, Lucie ^a   Fujimura, Naoko ^a   Lachova, Jitka ^a   Kozmik, Zbynek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Lens; Pax6; Wnt catenin signaling

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; DICKKOPF 1 PROTEIN; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 1; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DOWN REGULATION; ECTODERM; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LENS; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA; STAINING;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; ECTODERM; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EYE PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MORPHOGENESIS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 77249170249     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20583     Document Type: Article

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