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Functional equivalency between Otx2 and Otx1 in development of the rostral head.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Feb 1999
Suda Y, Nakabayashi J, Matsuo I, Aizawa S
Abstract excerpt
Mice have two Otx genes, Otx1 and Otx2. Prior to gastrulation, Otx2 is expressed in the epiblast and visceral endoderm. As the primitive streak forms, Otx2 expression is restricted to the anterior parts of all three germ layers. Otx1 expression begins at the 1 to 3 somite stage in the anterior neuroectoderm. Otx2 is also expressed in cephalic mesenchyme. Otx2 homozygous mutants fail to develop structures anterior...
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