Molecular specification of germ layers in vertebrate embryos

Shared regulatory programs suggest retention of blastula-stage potential in neural crest cells

(2015) E. Buitrago-Delgado et al.   SCIENCE

Response to Nodal morphogen gradient is determined by the kinetics of target gene induction

(2015) Julien Dubrulle et al.   eLife

SOX17 links gut endoderm morphogenesis and germ layer segregation

(2014) Manuel Viotti et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

A method to recapitulate early embryonic spatial patterning in human embryonic stem cells

(2014) Aryeh Warmflash et al.   NATURE METHODS

Decoupling of amniote gastrulation and streak formation reveals a morphogenetic unity in vertebrate mesoderm induction

(2013) Cantas Alev et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Optimal histone H3 to linker histone H1 chromatin ratio is vital for mesodermal competence in Xenopus

(2013) C. Y. Lim et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Coco regulates dorsoventral specification of germ layers via inhibition of TGF  signalling

(2013) T. J. D. Bates et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Dvr1 transfers left–right asymmetric signals from Kupffer's vesicle to lateral plate mesoderm in zebrafish

(2013) Annita G. Peterson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Formation of the Embryonic Organizer Is Restricted by the Competitive Influences of Fgf Signaling and the SoxB1 Transcription Factors

(2013) Cheng-Liang Kuo et al.   PLoS One

Dynamic in vivo binding of transcription factors to cis-regulatory modules of cer and gsc in the stepwise formation of the Spemann-Mangold organizer

(2012) N. Sudou et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Foxi2 Is an Animally Localized Maternal mRNA in Xenopus, and an Activator of the Zygotic Ectoderm Activator Foxi1e

(2012) Sang-Wook Cha et al.   PLoS One

A Developmental Requirement for HIRA-Dependent H3.3 Deposition Revealed at Gastrulation in Xenopus

(2012) Emmanuelle Szenker et al.   Cell Reports

Maternal xNorrin, a Canonical Wnt Signaling Agonist and TGF-β Antagonist, Controls Early Neuroectoderm Specification in Xenopus

(2012) Suhong Xu et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Siamois and Twin are redundant and essential in formation of the Spemann organizer

(2011) Sangwoo Bae et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

An essential role for transcription before the MBT in Xenopus laevis

(2011) Jennifer Skirkanich et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Pou5f1 contributes to dorsoventral patterning by positive regulation of vox and modulation of fgf8a expression

(2011) Heinz-Georg Belting et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Inhibition of FGF signaling converts dorsal mesoderm to ventral mesoderm in early Xenopus embryos

(2011) Sung-Young Lee et al.   DIFFERENTIATION

SoxB1 transcription factors restrict organizer gene expression by repressing multiple events downstream of Wnt signalling

(2010) Y.-H. Shih et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Distinct Xenopus Nodal ligands sequentially induce mesendoderm and control gastrulation movements in parallel to the Wnt/PCP pathway

(2010) G. Luxardi et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Zebrafish eve1 regulates the lateral and ventral fates of mesodermal progenitor cells at the onset of gastrulation

(2010) Jamie L. Seebald et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Wnt11/5a Complex Formation Caused by Tyrosine Sulfation Increases Canonical Signaling Activity

(2009) Sang-Wook Cha et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Temporal and spatial expression of FGF ligands and receptors duringXenopusdevelopment

(2009) Robert Lea et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Zygotic VegT is required for Xenopus paraxial mesoderm formation and is regulated by Nodal signaling and Eomesodermin

(2009) Masakazu Fukuda et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Spemann’s organizer and the self-regulation of embryonic fields

(2009) E.M. De Robertis   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT

Organizer restriction through modulation of Bozozok stability by the E3 ubiquitin ligase Lnx-like

(2009) Hyunju Ro et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Nodal Morphogens

(2009) A. F. Schier   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Visualisation and Quantification of Morphogen Gradient Formation in the Zebrafish

(2009) Steven A Harvey et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells to Clinically Relevant Populations: Lessons from Embryonic Development

(2008) Charles E. Murry et al.   CELL

The roles of Wnt antagonists Dkk1 and sFRP4 during adipogenesis of human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells

(2008) J.-R. Park et al.   CELL PROLIFERATION

Wnt, Activin, and BMP Signaling Regulate Distinct Stages in the Developmental Pathway from Embryonic Stem Cells to Blood

(2008) M. Cristina Nostro et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Wnt5a and Wnt11 interact in a maternal Dkk1-regulated fashion to activate both canonical and non-canonical signaling in Xenopus axis formation

(2008) S.-W. Cha et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The role of FGF signaling in the establishment and maintenance of mesodermal gene expression inXenopus

(2008) Russell B. Fletcher et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Expression of Siamois and Twin in the blastula Chordin/Noggin signaling center is required for brain formation in Xenopus laevis embryos

(2007) Hideyuki Ishibashi et al.   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT