Click here to close Hello! We notice that you are using Internet Explorer, which is not supported by Xenbase and may cause the site to display incorrectly. We suggest using a current version of Chrome, FireFox, or Safari.
XB-ART-610
Int J Dev Biol 2006 Jan 01;504:385-92. doi: 10.1387/ijdb.052021as.
Show Gene links Show Anatomy links

Comparison of induction during development between Xenopus tropicalis and Xenopus laevis.

Sedohara A , Suzawa K , Asashima M .


???displayArticle.abstract???
Several in vitro systems exist for the induction of animal caps using growth factors such as activin. In this paper, we compared the competence of activin-treated animal cap cells dissected from the late blastulae of Xenopus tropicalis and Xenopus laevis. The resultant tissue explants from both species differentiated into mesodermal and endodermal tissues in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, RT-PCR analysis revealed that organizer and mesoderm markers were expressed in a similar temporal and dose-dependent manner in tissues from both organisms. These results indicate that animal cap cells from Xenopus tropicalis have the same competence in response to activin as those from Xenopus laevis.

???displayArticle.pubmedLink??? 16525933
???displayArticle.link??? Int J Dev Biol