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Noggin is required for first pharyngeal arch differentiation in the frog Xenopus tropicalis.
Developmental biology - 15 Jun 2017
Young John J, Kjolby Rachel A S, Wu Gloria, Wong Daniel, Hsu Shu-Wei, Harland Richard M
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The dorsal ventral axis of vertebrates requires high BMP activity for ventral development and inhibition of BMP activity for dorsal development. Presumptive dorsal regions of the embryo are protected from the ventralizing activity of BMPs by the secretion of BMP antagonists from the mesoderm. Noggin, one such antagonist, binds BMP ligands and prevents them from binding their receptors, however, a unique role for...
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