Xpitx-1: a homeobox gene expressed during pituitary and cement gland formation of Xenopus embryos.
Mech Dev
; 88(2): 249-52, 1999 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Pitx-1 is a member of the family of bicoid-related vertebrate homeobox genes; it was originally identified as a tissue-specific transcriptional regulator of the proopiomelacortin gene. Here we report on the embryonic expression of Xpitx-1, which is expressed in the anterior neural ridge and in the cement gland Anlage during late gastrulation/early neurulation. In tadpole stage embryos Xpitx-1 transcripts are primarily detected in the cement gland, stomodeal-hypophyseal Anlage, oral epithelia and lens placode. Therefore, Xpitx-1 may be part of the genetic network that controls the early development of these structures.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hipófise
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Fatores de Transcrição
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Xenopus laevis
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Proteínas de Homeodomínio
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Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento
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Glândulas Exócrinas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article