Pitx1 and Pitx2c are required for ectopi
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Axel Schweickert; Kirsten DeiΓler; Martin Blum; Herbert Steinbeisser
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Article
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2001
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Summary: The mucus secreting cement gland is the anteriorβmost ectodermal organ of the __Xenopus embryo__. The homeobox genes __Pltx1__ and __Pitx2c__ are expressed in the cement gland primordium. Misexpression of both genes induced ectopic cement gland tissue in whole embryos and trans