Nodal-related signals induce axial mesoderm and dorsalize mesoderm during gastrulation

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				M. Poulain, M. Furthauer, B. Thisse, C. Thisse, and T. Lepage Zebrafish endoderm formation is regulated by combinatorial Nodal, FGF and BMP signalling Development, June 1, 2006; 133(11): 2189 - 2200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. Chen, S. M. Ware, A. Sato, D. E. Houston-Hawkins, R. Habas, M. M. Matzuk, M. M. Shen, and C. W. Brown The Vg1-related protein Gdf3 acts in a Nodal signaling pathway in the pre-gastrulation mouse embryo Development, January 15, 2006; 133(2): 319 - 329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				B. Birsoy, M. Kofron, K. Schaible, C. Wylie, and J. Heasman Vg1 is an essential signaling molecule in Xenopus development Development, January 1, 2006; 133(1): 15 - 20. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Kuriyama, G. Lupo, K. Ohta, S.-i. Ohnuma, W. A. Harris, and H. Tanaka Tsukushi controls ectodermal patterning and neural crest specification in Xenopus by direct regulation of BMP4 and X-delta-1 activity Development, January 1, 2006; 133(1): 75 - 88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Ku, S. Y. Sokol, J. Wu, M. I. Tussie-Luna, A. L. Roy, and A. Hata Positive and Negative Regulation of the Transforming Growth Factor {beta}/Activin Target Gene goosecoid by the TFII-I Family of Transcription Factors Mol. Cell. Biol., August 15, 2005; 25(16): 7144 - 7157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				B. Birsoy, L. Berg, P. H. Williams, J. C. Smith, C. C. Wylie, J. L. Christian, and J. Heasman XPACE4 is a localized pro-protein convertase required for mesoderm induction and the cleavage of specific TGF{beta} proteins in Xenopus development Development, February 1, 2005; 132(3): 591 - 602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. Delaune, P. Lemaire, and L. Kodjabachian Neural induction in Xenopus requires early FGF signalling in addition to BMP inhibition Development, January 15, 2005; 132(2): 299 - 310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				G. Xu, Y. Zhong, S. Munir, B. B. Yang, B. K. Tsang, and C. Peng Nodal Induces Apoptosis and Inhibits Proliferation in Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cells via Activin Receptor-Like Kinase 7 J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., November 1, 2004; 89(11): 5523 - 5534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				O. Piepenburg, D. Grimmer, P. H. Williams, and J. C. Smith Activin redux: specification of mesodermal pattern in Xenopus by graded concentrations of endogenous activin B Development, October 15, 2004; 131(20): 4977 - 4986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				F. C. Wardle and J. C. Smith Refinement of gene expression patterns in the early Xenopus embryo Development, October 1, 2004; 131(19): 4687 - 4696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				F. Bertocchini, I. Skromne, L. Wolpert, and C. D. Stern Determination of embryonic polarity in a regulative system: evidence for endogenous inhibitors acting sequentially during primitive streak formation in the chick embryo Development, July 15, 2004; 131(14): 3381 - 3390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. Sinner, S. Rankin, M. Lee, and A. M. Zorn Sox17 and {beta}-catenin cooperate to regulate the transcription of endodermal genes Development, July 1, 2004; 131(13): 3069 - 3080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Kofron, C. Wylie, and J. Heasman The role of Mixer in patterning the early Xenopus embryo Development, May 15, 2004; 131(10): 2431 - 2441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. Kubo, K. Shinozaki, J. M. Shannon, V. Kouskoff, M. Kennedy, S. Woo, H. J. Fehling, and G. Keller Development of definitive endoderm from embryonic stem cells in culture Development, April 1, 2004; 131(7): 1651 - 1662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. Zhang, T. Basta, E. D. Jensen, and M. W. Klymkowsky The {beta}-catenin/VegT-regulated early zygotic gene Xnr5 is a direct target of SOX3 regulation Development, December 1, 2003; 130(23): 5609 - 5624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. C. Silva, M. Filipe, K.-M. Kuerner, H. Steinbeisser, and J. A. Belo Endogenous Cerberus activity is required for anterior head specification in Xenopus Development, October 15, 2003; 130(20): 4943 - 4953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Tian, C. Yam, G. Balasundaram, H. Wang, A. Gore, and K. Sampath A temperature-sensitive mutation in the nodal-related gene cyclops reveals that the floor plate is induced during gastrulation in zebrafish Development, July 15, 2003; 130(14): 3331 - 3342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Long, N. Ahmad, and M. Rebagliati The zebrafish nodal-related gene southpaw is required for visceral and diencephalic left-right asymmetry Development, June 1, 2003; 130(11): 2303 - 2316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				B. V. Latinkic, S. Mercurio, B. Bennett, E. M. A. Hirst, Q. Xu, L. F. Lau, T. J. Mohun, and J. C. Smith Xenopus Cyr61 regulates gastrulation movements and modulates Wnt signalling Development, June 1, 2003; 130(11): 2429 - 2441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				B. Ohkawara, T. S. Yamamoto, M. Tada, and N. Ueno Role of glypican 4 in the regulation of convergent extension movements during gastrulation in Xenopus laevis Development, May 15, 2003; 130(10): 2129 - 2138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. Yokota, M. Kofron, M. Zuck, D. W. Houston, H. Isaacs, M. Asashima, C. C. Wylie, and J. Heasman A novel role for a nodal-related protein; Xnr3 regulates convergent extension movements via the FGF receptor Development, May 15, 2003; 130(10): 2199 - 2212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. T. Dougan, R. M. Warga, D. A. Kane, A. F. Schier, and W. S. Talbot The role of the zebrafish nodal-related genes squint and cyclops in patterning of mesendoderm Development, May 1, 2003; 130(9): 1837 - 1851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Yang, C. Tan, R. S. Darken, P. A. Wilson, and P. S. Klein {beta}-Catenin/Tcf-regulated transcription prior to the midblastula transition Development, March 14, 2003; 129(24): 5743 - 5752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				R. J. White, B. I. Sun, H. L. Sive, and J. C. Smith Direct and indirect regulation of derriere, a Xenopus mesoderm-inducing factor, by VegT Development, March 12, 2003; 129(20): 4867 - 4876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. P. Norris, J. Brennan, E. K. Bikoff, and E. J. Robertson The Foxh1-dependent autoregulatory enhancer controls the level of Nodal signals in the mouse embryo Development, March 9, 2003; 129(14): 3455 - 3468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]