Maternal VegT is the initiator of a molecular network specifying endoderm in Xenopus laevis

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				S. L. Amacher, B. W. Draper, B. R. Summers, and C. B. Kimmel The zebrafish T-box genes no tail and spadetail are required for development of trunk and tail mesoderm and medial floor plate Development, March 9, 2003; 129(14): 3311 - 3323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. W. Houston, M. Kofron, E. Resnik, R. Langland, O. Destree, C. Wylie, and J. Heasman Repression of organizer genes in dorsal and ventral Xenopus cells mediated by maternal XTcf3 Development, September 1, 2002; 129(17): 4015 - 4025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. B. Xanthos, M. Kofron, Q. Tao, K. Schaible, C. Wylie, and J. Heasman The roles of three signaling pathways in the formation and function of the Spemann Organizer Development, September 1, 2002; 129(17): 4027 - 4043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Y. Belenkaya, C. Han, H. J. Standley, X. Lin, D. W. Houston, J. Heasman, and X. Lin pygopus encodes a nuclear protein essential for Wingless/Wnt signaling Development, September 1, 2002; 129(17): 4089 - 4101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. H. Hart, L. Hartley, K. Sourris, E. S. Stadler, R. Li, E. G. Stanley, P. P. L. Tam, A. G. Elefanty, and L. Robb Mixl1 is required for axial mesendoderm morphogenesis and patterning in the murine embryo Development, August 1, 2002; 129(15): 3597 - 3608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. Y.R. Stainier A glimpse into the molecular entrails of endoderm formation Genes & Dev., April 15, 2002; 16(8): 893 - 907. [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. M. Eimon and R. M. Harland Effects of heterodimerization and proteolytic processing on Derriere and Nodal activity: implications for mesoderm induction in Xenopus Development, January 7, 2002; 129(13): 3089 - 3103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. A. Vokes and P. A. Krieg Endoderm is required for vascular endothelial tube formation, but not for angioblast specification Development, January 2, 2002; 129(3): 775 - 785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				Y. Kikuchi, A. Agathon, J. Alexander, C. Thisse, S. Waldron, D. Yelon, B. Thisse, and D. Y.R. Stainier casanova encodes a novel Sox-related protein necessary and sufficient for early endoderm formation in zebrafish Genes & Dev., June 15, 2001; 15(12): 1493 - 1505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]