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A novel guanine exchange factor increases the competence of early ectoderm to respond to neural induction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10525189     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Inductive interactions between different cell layers have an extremely important role in early embryogenesis. One of the most intensively studied and best characterised of these is the induction of neural tissue from ectodermal cells by the dorsal mesoderm. The competence of ectodermal cells to respond to neural induction varies according to dorsal-ventral position; with dorsal ectoderm (much of which forms the neural plate) having a far higher competence. Here we show that overexpression of the nucleotide exchange factor lfc increases ectodermal competence for neural induction as well as the amount of neural tissue in the whole embryo. Lfc is expressed pan ectodermally soon after gastrulation and may respond to an early determinant of dorsal ectoderm.
Authors:
R Morgan; M H Hooiveld; A J Durston
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mechanisms of development     Volume:  88     ISSN:  0925-4773     ISO Abbreviation:  Mech. Dev.     Publication Date:  1999 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-08-16     Completed Date:  2000-08-16     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9101218     Medline TA:  Mech Dev     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  67-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hubrecht Laboratory, Netherlands Institute for Developmental Biology, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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GENBANK/AF159239
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Carrier Proteins
Cloning, Molecular
Diglycerides / metabolism
Ectoderm / physiology*
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Embryonic Induction / genetics
Epidermis / embryology,  physiology
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / genetics
Molecular Sequence Data
Nervous System / embryology*
Neural Crest / physiology
Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics*,  metabolism
Xenopus / embryology,  genetics*
Xenopus Proteins
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Arhgef2 protein, mouse; 0/Bmp4 protein, mouse; 0/Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4; 0/Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; 0/Carrier Proteins; 0/Diglycerides; 0/Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; 0/Proteins; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins; 0/Xenopus Proteins; 0/bmp4 protein, Xenopus; 148294-77-3/noggin protein

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