title: The expression pattern of opticin during chicken embryogenesis.
abstract: We isolated the chicken homologue of opticin (cOptc), a member of the small leucine-rich repeat protein (SLRP) family. cOptc is expressed in the brain and the neural tube from stage 9 onward. At later stages, cOptc is expressed in the ciliary epithelium of the eye, optic stalk, Rathke's pouch, pharyngeal pouches, nasal pit and otic vesicle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-1019, USA. elfrolov@utmb.edu
authors.forename: Elena I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Frolova
authors.forename: Valentina M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Fokina
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Beebe
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D000090263:Leucine-Rich Repeat Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D000090263:Leucine-Rich Repeat Proteins; D011506:Proteins