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XB-ART-17523
Dev Biol 1996 Nov 01;1792:309-19. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0262.
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Disruption of cell adhesion in Xenopus embryos by Pagliaccio, an Eph-class receptor tyrosine kinase.

Winning RS , Scales JB , Sargent TD .


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Pagliaccio (Pag) is a receptor tyrosine kinase of the Eph family that is expressed in Xenopus embryos in a diverse set of localized tissues. Pag is the Xenopus homolog of Hek-8 (human), Sek-1 (mouse), cek8 (chicken), and RTK-1 (zebrafish). We have investigated the function of this protein by injecting RNA encoding an epidermal growth factor receptor-Pag chimera into early Xenopus embryos. Activation of the chimeric receptor results in a kinase-dependent loss of cell-cell adhesion. This dissociation can be reversed by co-injection of RNA encoding C-cadherin, suggesting that one or more cadherins could be the functional targets for Pag activity.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: cdh3 epha4 pag1 prdx1