title: Expression of the forkhead transcription factor FoxN4 in progenitor cells in the developing Xenopus laevis retina and brain.
abstract: Forkhead proteins are involved in gene regulation in a large variety of developmental situations. Several forkhead gene products are expressed in the developing eye and brain. Here we characterize the expression of FoxN4 during Xenopus development. We report that FoxN4 is expressed in the eye from the earliest stages of specification through retinal maturation. FoxN4 is also expressed in the pallium, optic tectum, isthmus, reticular formation, and in cells lining the ventricle of the tadpole brain.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular and Human Genetics, Columbus Children's Research Institute, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Srivamsi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nekkalapudi
authors.forename: Heithem M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: El-Hodiri
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000378:metabolism; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D029867:Xenopus Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C518899:FOXN4 protein, Xenopus; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D029867:Xenopus Proteins