Xenopus differentiation: VegT gets specific

Depletion of the maternal store of the localised mRNA encoding the T-box transcription factor VegT in Xenopus embryos has recently been shown to dramatically block endoderm formation and change the normal position of the mesodermal and ectodermal germ layers.

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Published in:Current biology 1998-12, Vol.8 (25), p.R928-R930
Main Author: Stennard, Fiona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Body Patterning
Cell Differentiation
Cell Polarity - physiology
DNA-Binding Proteins - physiology
Embryo, Nonmammalian - cytology
Endoderm - cytology
Endoderm - metabolism
Freshwater
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Mesoderm - cytology
Mesoderm - metabolism
Nuclear Proteins - physiology
Signal Transduction
T-Box Domain Proteins
Transcription Factors - physiology
Xenopus
Xenopus - embryology
Xenopus laevis
Xenopus Proteins
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Summary:Depletion of the maternal store of the localised mRNA encoding the T-box transcription factor VegT in Xenopus embryos has recently been shown to dramatically block endoderm formation and change the normal position of the mesodermal and ectodermal germ layers.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/S0960-9822(98)00012-8