ISSN:
1432-041X
Keywords:
Key words Xenopus
;
Homeobox
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Pharyngeal endoderm
;
Facial cartilage and visceral musculature
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract In Drosophila, the bagpipe homeobox gene is expressed in a subset of dorsal mesodermal cells and in the absence of bagpipe gene function, development of the visceral musculature is disrupted. In Xenopus, one bagpipe-related gene, Xbagpipe (Xbap) has previously been described. Here we report the isolation of a second Xenopus homologue named zampogna (zax). zax is transcribed within the muscular layer of the forming midgut as well as in the embryonic head, where zax transcripts mark both the pharyngeal endoderm and the future infrarostral cartilage.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004270050236