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The Vg1-related protein Gdf3 acts in a Nodal signaling pathway in the pre-gastrulation mouse embryo.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 2006
Chen Canhe, Ware Stephanie M, Sato Akira, Houston-Hawkins Dianne E, Habas Raymond, Matzuk Martin M, Shen Michael M, Brown Chester W
Abstract excerpt
The formation of the anterior visceral endoderm (AVE) in the pre-gastrulation mouse embryo represents a crucial event in patterning of the anterior-posterior axis. Here, we show that the transforming growth factor beta (Tgfbeta) family member Gdf3 (growth-differentiation factor 3), a close relative of Xenopus Vg1, resembles the Tgfbeta ligand Nodal in both its signaling activity and its role in AVE formation in...
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