Cloning and expression of an SH3 domain-containing protein (Xchef-1), a novel downstream target of activin/nodal signaling |
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Authors: | Meek Lauren M Hayata Tadayoshi Shin Yong-Chol Evinger Albert J Cho Ken W Y |
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Affiliation: | Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2300, USA. lmeek@uci.edu |
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Abstract: | The activity of the activin/nodal signaling cascade is essential for the proper specification of germ layers during gastrulation. Many of the components of this signaling pathway have been identified, but relatively few downstream targets have been discovered. Using cDNA microarrays, we have identified a novel SH3-domain-containing gene we have named Xchef-1 that is upregulated in response to activin/nodal signaling. Xchef-1 is a direct downstream target of activin and is expressed in the marginal zones of gastrulating Xenopus embryos in a dynamic pattern reminiscent of nodal expression. At neurula stages, Xchef-1 is expressed in neural crest of the head and trunk as well as in the anterior neural plate. These domains of expression are then restricted at tailbud stages to the branchial arches, and the region of the future gall bladder. |
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Keywords: | HEF-Like p130cas Activin Nodal SH3 protein Microarray Neural crest Branchial arches Xenopus |
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