Mammalian development: new trick for an old dog.
A recent study has shown that the T-box gene eomesodermin, which was first identified in Xenopus, not only plays a conserved role in vertebrates directing gastrulation, but interestingly in mammals has acquired a new function in the development of the trophoblast.
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Guys Campus, Molecular Neurobiology Group, Kings College London, UK. anthony.graham@kcl.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000502:physiology; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005775:Gastrula / Q000502:physiology; D008322:Mammals / Q000196:embryology; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000502:physiology; D020825:T-Box Domain Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000502:physiology; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000196:embryology; D014981:Xenopus; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
C103223:EOMES protein, Xenopus; D020825:T-Box Domain Proteins; D029867:Xenopus Proteins