... Kao , K. R. , Masui , Y. and Elinson , R. P. ( 1986 ). Lithium-induced respecification of pattern in Xenopus laevis embryos . Nature 322 , 371 - 373 . 10.1038/322371a0 Kinzler , K. W. and Vogelstein , B. ( 1996 ). Lessons from hereditary colorectal cancer...

... processing are not well understood. In this study we investigated whether auditory perception exhibits sexual dimorphism in Xenopus laevis . To do this we measured event-related potentials (ERPs) evoked by white noise (WN) and conspecific calls in the telencephalon, diencephalon and mesencephalon...

...Jessica Kabutomori; Olivia Beloto-Silva; R. Ryan Geyer; Raif Musa-Aziz ABSTRACT Xenopus laevis oocytes are a valuable tool for investigating the function of membrane proteins. However, regulations around the world, specifically in Brazil, render the import of Xenopus laevis frogs impractical...

... been shown to be important in heart development. Here, we demonstrate that the wnt receptor fzd7 is required in mediating these Wnt signals. Xenopus laevis Cardiogenesis Wnt signalling Fzd7 During embryogenesis, the heart is one of the first organs to form. Development of the heart...

... production and activation of protein kinase G and its downstream targets. Here we report the essential role of NO during embryonic epidermis development. Xenopus embryonic epidermis has become a useful model reflecting human epithelial tissue composition. The developing epidermis of Xenopus laevis is formed...

... proteins is significantly shaped by studies using Xenopus laevis egg extract as its open structure allows complex experimental manipulations hardly feasible in other model systems. Yet, the Kinesin-8 orthologue of human Kif18A has not been described in Xenopus laevis so far. Here, we report the cloning...

... and osmoregulatory variables (plasma osmolality and urea plasma level) in females of Xenopus laevis by means of acclimating individuals to an isosmotic (235 mOsm NaCl; ISO group) and hyper-osmotic (340 mOsm NaCl; HYP group) environment for 40 days. After acclimation, we found that total and mass-specific SMR...

..., distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed. Host-transfer TALEN Genome editing Targeted gene knockout Xenopus laevis Targeted gene disruption using either transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) ( Christian et al...

...Kazumichi Nagasawa; Yuta Tanizaki; Takehito Okui; Atsuko Watarai; Shinobu Ueda; Takashi Kato Summary The African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis , is an ectothermic vertebrate that can survive at low environmental temperatures. To gain insight into the molecular events induced by low body temperature...

... in Xenopus laevis embryos, we performed the targeted gene disruption of tyrosinase ( tyr ) and pax6 genes that are involved in pigmentation and eye formation, respectively. We constructed TALENs targeting tyr and pax6 and injected their mRNAs into fertilized eggs at the one-cell stage. Expectedly...

... Gap junctions Gap junctional communication Xenopus laevis Superimposed on an overt bilaterally symmetrical body plan, vertebrates display an invariant asymmetric arrangement of most organs in the chest and abdomen, such as heart, lungs and stomach (situs solitus) ( Hamada et al., 2002...