Genetic and genomic tools for Xenopus research: The NIH Xenopus initiative.
The genome of the Western clawed frog Xenopus tropicalis.
Cloning, expression and subcellular localization of HN1 and HN1L genes, as well as characterization of their orthologs, defining an evolutionarily conserved gene family.
Comparative analysis of Xenopus tropicalis hepcidin I and hepcidin II genes.
Evolutionary conservation and diversification of Rh family genes and proteins.
Lineage-specific expansions and contractions of the bitter taste receptor gene repertoire in vertebrates.
Cloning and expression analysis of a long type peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP-L) from Xenopus tropicalis.
Thyroid hormone-up-regulated hedgehog interacting protein is involved in larval-to-adult intestinal remodeling by regulating sonic hedgehog signaling pathway in Xenopus laevis.
Asymmetrically reduced expression of hand1 homeologs involving a single nucleotide substitution in a cis-regulatory element.
Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences.
A reticular rhapsody: phylogenic evolution and nomenclature of the RTN/Nogo gene family.
Lef1 plays a role in patterning the mesoderm and ectoderm in Xenopus tropicalis.
Composition and evolution of the vertebrate and mammalian selenoproteomes.
The animal sialyltransferases and sialyltransferase-related genes: a phylogenetic approach.
Expression of Xenopus tropicalis HNF6/Onecut-1.
Characterization of the neuroligin gene family expression and evolution in zebrafish.
Expansion of amphibian intronless interferons revises the paradigm for interferon evolution and functional diversity.
Intron-containing type I and type III IFN coexist in amphibians: refuting the concept that a retroposition event gave rise to type I IFNs.
One of the duplicated matrix metalloproteinase-9 genes is expressed in regressing tail during anuran metamorphosis.
A globin gene of ancient evolutionary origin in lower vertebrates: evidence for two distinct globin families in animals.
Neuroglobin, cytoglobin, and a novel, eye-specific globin from chicken.
Comparative expression analysis of the H3K27 demethylases, JMJD3 and UTX, with the H3K27 methylase, EZH2, in Xenopus.
Exploring nervous system transcriptomes during embryogenesis and metamorphosis in Xenopus tropicalis using EST analysis.
Evolution of thermal response properties in a cold-activated TRP channel.
The mitochondrial respiratory chain controls intracellular calcium signaling and NFAT activity essential for heart formation in Xenopus laevis.
Globin evolution in the genus Xenopus: comparative analysis of cDNAs coding for adult globin polypeptides of Xenopus borealis and Xenopus tropicalis.
Cloning and characterization of NEU2, a human gene homologous to rodent soluble sialidases.
Gallus gallus NEU3 sialidase as model to study protein evolution mechanism based on rapid evolving loops.
Identification and expression of NEU3, a novel human sialidase associated to the plasma membrane.
Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of sialidases from zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Molecular cloning and characterization of NEU4, the fourth member of the human sialidase gene family.
New insights on the sialidase protein family revealed by a phylogenetic analysis in metazoa.
Arginine methylation of Piwi proteins catalysed by dPRMT5 is required for Ago3 and Aub stability.
Molecular cloning, expression, and signaling pathway of four melanin-concentrating hormone receptors from Xenopus tropicalis.
Maternal Dead-End1 is required for vegetal cortical microtubule assembly during Xenopus axis specification.
DNA Sequence Recognition of Human CXXC Domains and Their Structural Determinants.
Tet3 CXXC domain and dioxygenase activity cooperatively regulate key genes for Xenopus eye and neural development.
Xenopus fraseri: Mr. Fraser, where did your frog come from?
The Xenopus alcohol dehydrogenase gene family: characterization and comparative analysis incorporating amphibian and reptilian genomes.
Characterization of nodal/TGF-lefty signaling pathway gene variants for possible roles in congenital heart diseases.
Expression of Xenopus tropicalis noggin1 and noggin2 in early development: two noggin genes in a tetrapod.
Multiple noggins in vertebrate genome: cloning and expression of noggin2 and noggin4 in Xenopus laevis.
Noggin is required for first pharyngeal arch differentiation in the frog Xenopus tropicalis.
Cloning and expression of the Cdx family from the frog Xenopus tropicalis.
Overlapping functions of Cdx1, Cdx2, and Cdx4 in the development of the amphibian Xenopus tropicalis.
The SCPP gene repertoire in bony vertebrates and graded differences in mineralized tissues.
New B-type cyclin synthesis is required between meiosis I and II during Xenopus oocyte maturation.
Xenopus tropicalis nodal-related gene 3 regulates BMP signaling: an essential role for the pro-region.
A unique role of thyroid hormone receptor beta in regulating notochord resorption during Xenopus metamorphosis.
Developmental regulation and function of thyroid hormone receptors and 9-cis retinoic acid receptors during Xenopus tropicalis metamorphosis.
Implication of thyroid hormone signaling in neural crest cells migration: Evidence from thyroid hormone receptor beta knockdown and NH3 antagonist studies.
Specific histone lysine 4 methylation patterns define TR-binding capacity and differentiate direct T3 responses.
Thyroid Hormone Receptor alpha- and beta-Knockout Xenopus tropicalis Tadpoles Reveal Subtype-Specific Roles During Development.
Twisted gastrulation is required for forebrain specification and cooperates with Chordin to inhibit BMP signaling during X. tropicalis gastrulation.
Molecular evolution of multiple forms of kisspeptins and GPR54 receptors in vertebrates.
Leptin (ob gene) of the South African clawed frog Xenopus laevis.
A study of mesoderm patterning through the analysis of the regulation of Xmyf-5 expression.
Cloning and characterization of three Xenopus slug promoters reveal direct regulation by Lef/beta-catenin signaling.
Systematic analysis of barrier-forming FG hydrogels from Xenopus nuclear pore complexes.
A functional screen for genes involved in Xenopus pronephros development.
Skeletogenesis in Xenopus tropicalis: characteristic bone development in an anuran amphibian.
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol
Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Part A Mol. Integr. Physiol.
Cross-fertilization and structural comparison of egg extracellular matrix glycoproteins from Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis.
Phylogenomic analysis and expression patterns of large Maf genes in Xenopus tropicalis provide new insights into the functional evolution of the gene family in osteichthyans.
Comparative genomic analysis of prion genes.
Xenopus NM23-X4 regulates retinal gliogenesis through interaction with p27Xic1.
Intronless and intron-containing type I IFN genes coexist in amphibian Xenopus tropicalis: Insights into the origin and evolution of type I IFNs in vertebrates.
The Anp32 family of proteins containing leucine-rich repeats.
Evidence of efficient stop codon readthrough in four mammalian genes.
Misreading of termination codons in eukaryotes by natural nonsense suppressor tRNAs.
Pilot morpholino screen in Xenopus tropicalis identifies a novel gene involved in head development.
Elephant shark sequence reveals unique insights into the evolutionary history of vertebrate genes: A comparative analysis of the protocadherin cluster.
GPR139, an Orphan Receptor Highly Enriched in the Habenula and Septum, Is Activated by the Essential Amino Acids L-Tryptophan and L-Phenylalanine.
Structure of the chromatin remodelling enzyme Chd1 bound to a ubiquitinylated nucleosome.
The effect of H3K79 dimethylation and H4K20 trimethylation on nucleosome and chromatin structure.
The novel Smad-interacting protein Smicl regulates Chordin expression in the Xenopus embryo.
Gene duplication and inactivation in the HPRT gene family.
A Single Pheromone Receptor Gene Conserved across 400 My of Vertebrate Evolution.
Identification of a second group of type I IFNs in fish sheds light on IFN evolution in vertebrates.
Neurokinin Bs and neurokinin B receptors in zebrafish-potential role in controlling fish reproduction.
Exploring the human genome with functional maps.
Conservation and divergence of ADAM family proteins in the Xenopus genome.
A Xenopus tribbles orthologue is required for the progression of mitosis and for development of the nervous system.
Extracellular regulation of developmental cell signaling by XtSulf1.
Neural crest migration requires the activity of the extracellular sulphatases XtSulf1 and XtSulf2.
Sulf1 has ligand-dependent effects on canonical and non-canonical Wnt signalling.
Sulf1 influences the Shh morphogen gradient during the dorsal ventral patterning of the neural tube in Xenopus tropicalis.
Anosmin-1 is essential for neural crest and cranial placodes formation in Xenopus.
Genomics, evolution, and expression of TBPL2, a member of the TBP family.
Identification of three prominin homologs and characterization of their messenger RNA expression in Xenopus laevis tissues.
Dusty protein kinases: primary structure, gene evolution, tissue specific expression and unique features of the catalytic domain.
A two-step inactivation mechanism of Myt1 ensures CDK1/cyclin B activation and meiosis I entry.
The Prozone Effect Accounts for the Paradoxical Function of the Cdk-Binding Protein Suc1/Cks.
LZIC regulates neuronal survival during zebrafish development.
Leiomodin 3 and tropomodulin 4 have overlapping functions during skeletal myofibrillogenesis.
Molecular evolution of TEPP protein genes in metazoans.
TEPP, a new gene specifically expressed in testis, prostate, and placenta and well conserved in chordates.
Developmental studies of Xenopus shelterin complexes: the message to reset telomere length is already present in the egg.
Lin28 proteins are required for germ layer specification in Xenopus.
The Lin28 cold-shock domain remodels pre-let-7 microRNA.
lin28 proteins promote expression of 17 approximately 92 family miRNAs during amphibian development.
lin28 proteins promote expression of 17~92 family miRNAs during amphibian development.
Structural and functional characterization of an otopetrin family proton channel.
Expression of enzymes involved in thyroid hormone metabolism during the early development of Xenopus tropicalis.
Monomeric mature protein of Nodal-related 3 activates Xbra expression.
Two distinct domains in pro-region of Nodal-related 3 are essential for BMP inhibition.
Xorbit/CLASP links dynamic microtubules to chromosomes in the Xenopus meiotic spindle.
A processed gene coding for a sarcomeric actin in Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis.
Cloning and expression analysis of the anterior parahox genes, Gsh1 and Gsh2 from Xenopus tropicalis.
Census of vertebrate Wnt genes: isolation and developmental expression of Xenopus Wnt2, Wnt3, Wnt9a, Wnt9b, Wnt10a, and Wnt16.
The peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs).
FGF8 spliceforms mediate early mesoderm and posterior neural tissue formation in Xenopus.
Identical skin toxins by convergent molecular adaptation in frogs.
Genetic basis for the evolution of vertebrate mineralized tissue.
Structure and evolution of vertebrate aldehyde oxidases: from gene duplication to gene suppression.
Primary structure and evolutionary relationship between the adult alpha-globin genes and their 5'-flanking regions of Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis.
The Xenopus Irx genes are essential for neural patterning and define the border between prethalamus and thalamus through mutual antagonism with the anterior repressors Fezf and Arx.
Non-redundant roles for Profilin2 and Profilin1 during vertebrate gastrulation.
Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics
Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part D Genomics Proteomics
Novel isoform of the Xenopus tropicalis PKA catalytic alpha subunit: An example of alternative splicing.
New CYP1 genes in the frog Xenopus (Silurana) tropicalis: induction patterns and effects of AHR agonists during development.
The MRH protein Erlectin is a member of the endoplasmic reticulum synexpression group and functions in N-glycan recognition.
cJun integrates calcium activity and tlx3 expression to regulate neurotransmitter specification.
FoxG1 and TLE2 act cooperatively to regulate ventral telencephalon formation.
The nucleotide-sugar transporter family: a phylogenetic approach.
Diversity in the origins of sex chromosomes in anurans inferred from comparative mapping of sexual differentiation genes for three species of the Raninae and Xenopodinae.
Sex-specific expression of SOX9 during gonadogenesis in the amphibian Xenopus tropicalis.
Structure of the Wilson disease copper transporter ATP7B.
Molecular components of the endoderm specification pathway in Xenopus tropicalis.
Kir5.1 underlies long-lived subconductance levels in heteromeric Kir4.1/Kir5.1 channels from Xenopus tropicalis.
Xmc mediates Xctr1-independent morphogenesis in Xenopus laevis.
Developmental expression patterns of Tb x 1, Tb x 2, Tb x 5, and Tb x 20 in Xenopus tropicalis.
Birth Defects Res. B Dev. Reprod. Toxicol.
Irreversible effects of retinoic acid pulse on Xenopus jaw morphogenesis: new insight into cranial neural crest specification.
Syntaxin modulates Kv1.1 through dual action on channel surface expression and conductance.
spib is required for primitive myeloid development in Xenopus.
Evolution of the vertebrate glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) gene.
Toca-1 mediates Cdc42-dependent actin nucleation by activating the N-WASP-WIP complex.
Cloning and developmental expression of the Xenopus homeobox gene Xvsx1.
En bloc duplications, mutation rates, and densities of amino acid changes clarify the evolution of vertebrate alpha-1,3/4-fucosyltransferases.
Regulation of basal body and ciliary functions by Diversin.
Tracing of Xenopus tropicalis germ plasm and presumptive primordial germ cells with the Xenopus tropicalis DAZ-like gene.