Abstract
The members of the Pitx family of homeobox transcription factors have been involved in many aspects of vertebrate embryogenesis, like for example, development of teeth, eyes and limbs. We previously reported expression patterns and function of Pitx2c in the generation of laterality and asymmetric morphogenesis of heart and gastro-intestinal tract in mouse, frog and zebrafish (Development 126 (1999) 1225; Mech. Dev. 90 (2000) 41). Here we describe the differential expression of Pitx1, Pitx2b and Pitx2c during anterior ectodermal pattern formation and differentiation of cement gland, stomodeum and pituitary in the frog Xenopus laevis.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Body Patterning
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Embryo, Nonmammalian / metabolism*
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Exocrine Glands / embryology
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Gastrula / metabolism
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Gene Expression Profiling
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Gene Expression*
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Genes, Homeobox
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Homeobox Protein PITX2
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Homeodomain Proteins / chemistry
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Homeodomain Proteins / genetics*
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In Situ Hybridization
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Mouth / embryology
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Mouth / metabolism
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Nuclear Proteins*
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Paired Box Transcription Factors
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Pituitary Gland / embryology
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Transcription Factors / chemistry
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Transcription Factors / genetics*
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Xenopus Proteins*
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Xenopus laevis / embryology*
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Xenopus laevis / genetics
Substances
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Homeodomain Proteins
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Nuclear Proteins
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Paired Box Transcription Factors
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Pitx2b protein, Xenopus
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Pitx2c protein, Xenopus
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Transcription Factors
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Xenopus Proteins
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homeobox protein PITX1