A vegetally localized T-box transcription factor in Xenopus eggs specifies mesoderm and endoderm and is essential for embryonic mesoderm formation

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				J. Xanthos, M Kofron, C Wylie, and J Heasman Maternal VegT is the initiator of a molecular network specifying endoderm in Xenopus laevis Development, January 1, 2001; 128(2): 167 - 180. [Abstract] [PDF]

				O. Wessely and E. M. De Robertis The Xenopus homologue of Bicaudal-C is a localized maternal mRNA that can induce endoderm formation Development, May 15, 2000; 127(10): 2053 - 2062. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. Tada and J. C. Smith Xwnt11 is a target of Xenopus Brachyury: regulation of gastrulation movements via Dishevelled, but not through the canonical Wnt pathway Development, May 15, 2000; 127(10): 2227 - 2238. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S. A. Shoichet, T. H. Malik, J. H. Rothman, and R. A. Shivdasani Action of the Caenorhabditis elegans GATA factor END-1 in Xenopus suggests that similar mechanisms initiate endoderm development in ecdysozoa and vertebrates PNAS, April 11, 2000; 97(8): 4076 - 4081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S Takahashi, C Yokota, K Takano, K Tanegashima, Y Onuma, J Goto, and M Asashima Two novel nodal-related genes initiate early inductive events in Xenopus Nieuwkoop center Development, January 12, 2000; 127(24): 5319 - 5329. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S Faure, M. Lee, T Keller, P ten Dijke, and M Whitman Endogenous patterns of TGFbeta superfamily signaling during early Xenopus development Development, January 7, 2000; 127(13): 2917 - 2931. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S. Osada, Y Saijoh, A Frisch, C. Yeo, H Adachi, M Watanabe, M Whitman, H Hamada, and C. Wright Activin/nodal responsiveness and asymmetric expression of a Xenopus nodal-related gene converge on a FAST-regulated module in intron 1 Development, January 6, 2000; 127(11): 2503 - 2514. [Abstract] [PDF]

				E Agius, M Oelgeschlager, O Wessely, C Kemp, and E. De Robertis Endodermal Nodal-related signals and mesoderm induction in Xenopus Development, January 3, 2000; 127(6): 1173 - 1183. [Abstract] [PDF]

				C. Hyde and R. Old Regulation of the early expression of the Xenopus nodal-related 1 gene, Xnr1 Development, January 3, 2000; 127(6): 1221 - 1229. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M.-l. He, L. Wen, C. E. Campbell, J. Y. Wu, and Y. Rao Transcription repression by Xenopus ET and its human ortholog TBX3, a gene involved in ulnar-mammary syndrome PNAS, August 31, 1999; 96(18): 10212 - 10217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				V. T. Cunliffe and P. W. Ingham Switching on the notochord Genes & Dev., July 1, 1999; 13(13): 1643 - 1646. [Full Text]

				J. Gurdon, H Standley, S Dyson, K Butler, T Langon, K Ryan, F Stennard, K Shimizu, and A Zorn Single cells can sense their position in a morphogen gradient Development, January 12, 1999; 126(23): 5309 - 5317. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M Watanabe and M Whitman FAST-1 is a key maternal effector of mesoderm inducers in the early Xenopus embryo Development, January 12, 1999; 126(24): 5621 - 5634. [Abstract] [PDF]