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Antisense inhibition of Xbrachyury impairs mesoderm formation in Xenopus embryos.
Development, growth & differentiation - 1 Apr 2002
Giovannini Natalia, Rungger Duri
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Expression of the Xbrachyury (Xbra) gene was inhibited by antisense RNA synthesized in situ from an expression vector read by RNA polymerase III, injected into the fertilized egg or the 2-cell stage embryo of Xenopus laevis. Antisense-treated embryos had markedly reduced levels of Xbra mRNA and protein, and showed deficiencies in mesodermal derivatives and axis formation. In particular, organization of the...
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