Modification of secondary head-forming activity of microinjected Δβ-catenin mRNA by co-injected spermine and spermidine in Xenopus early embryos

Amino Acids

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 791-801

  Mishina, Takamichi ^a   Fuchimukai, Kota ^a   Igarashi, Kazuei ^b   Tashiro, Kosuke ^c   Shiokawa, Koichiro ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catenin mRNA; Gel electrophoretic mobility; GFP mRNA; Microinjection; Polyamines; Secondary axis formation; Secondary head formation; Spermidine; Spermine; Xenopus 8 celled embryos

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO AXIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SECONDARY HEAD FORMATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; MICROINJECTIONS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; XENOPUS;

EID: 84861671115     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-0996-x     Document Type: Article

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