| Literature DB >> 8757128 |
T Bouwmeester1, S Kim, Y Sasai, B Lu, E M De Robertis.
Abstract
An abundant cDNA enriched in Spemann's organizer, cerberus, was isolated by differential screening. It encodes a secreted protein that is expressed in the anterior endomesoderm. Microinjection of cerberus mRNA into Xenopus embryos induces ectopic heads, and duplicated hearts and livers. The results suggest a role for a molecule expressed in the anterior endoderm in the induction of head structures in the vertebrate embryo.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8757128 DOI: 10.1038/382595a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962