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C V Wright

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1 PDX-1 is required for pancreatic outgrowth and differentiation of the rostral duodenum. Development 1996 9.58
2 Bmp4 is required for the generation of primordial germ cells in the mouse embryo. Genes Dev 1999 5.19
3 Expression of murine STF-1, a putative insulin gene transcription factor, in beta cells of pancreas, duodenal epithelium and pancreatic exocrine and endocrine progenitors during ontogeny. Development 1995 4.38
4 Analysis of the Cre-mediated recombination driven by rat insulin promoter in embryonic and adult mouse pancreas. Genesis 2000 2.48
5 Mox-1 and Mox-2 define a novel homeobox gene subfamily and are differentially expressed during early mesodermal patterning in mouse embryos. Development 1992 2.43
6 DVR-4 (bone morphogenetic protein-4) as a posterior-ventralizing factor in Xenopus mesoderm induction. Development 1992 2.38
7 Conserved left-right asymmetry of nodal expression and alterations in murine situs inversus. Nature 1996 2.35
8 Hepatocyte nuclear factor 3beta is involved in pancreatic beta-cell-specific transcription of the pdx-1 gene. Mol Cell Biol 1997 2.16
9 Nodal-related signals induce axial mesoderm and dorsalize mesoderm during gastrulation. Development 1995 2.16
10 Induction of the zebrafish ventral brain and floorplate requires cyclops/nodal signalling. Nature 1998 2.10
11 Organizer-specific homeobox genes in Xenopus laevis embryos. Science 1991 1.90
12 Expansion of Pdx1-expressing pancreatic epithelium and islet neogenesis in transgenic mice overexpressing transforming growth factor alpha. Gastroenterology 1999 1.88
13 An endocrine-exocrine switch in the activity of the pancreatic homeodomain protein PDX1 through formation of a trimeric complex with PBX1b and MRG1 (MEIS2). Mol Cell Biol 1998 1.72
14 Embryonic expression of Lim-1, the mouse homolog of Xenopus Xlim-1, suggests a role in lateral mesoderm differentiation and neurogenesis. Dev Biol 1994 1.71
15 Pancreatic beta cell-specific transcription of the pdx-1 gene. The role of conserved upstream control regions and their hepatic nuclear factor 3beta sites. J Biol Chem 2000 1.64
16 Wnt8 is required in lateral mesendodermal precursors for neural posteriorization in vivo. Development 2001 1.58
17 Differential utilization of the same reading frame in a Xenopus homeobox gene encodes two related proteins sharing the same DNA-binding specificity. EMBO J 1988 1.54
18 Murine Cdx-4 bears striking similarities to the Drosophila caudal gene in its homeodomain sequence and early expression pattern. Mech Dev 1993 1.54
19 XIHbox 8, an endoderm-specific Xenopus homeodomain protein, is closely related to a mammalian insulin gene transcription factor. Mol Endocrinol 1994 1.54
20 Vertebrate homeodomain proteins: families of region-specific transcription factors. Trends Biochem Sci 1989 1.52
21 Mox2 is a component of the genetic hierarchy controlling limb muscle development. Nature 1999 1.50
22 Regulatory regions driving developmental and tissue-specific expression of the essential pancreatic gene pdx1. Dev Biol 2001 1.47
23 Reduction of insulin gene transcription in HIT-T15 beta cells chronically exposed to a supraphysiologic glucose concentration is associated with loss of STF-1 transcription factor expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995 1.45
24 Mosaic Cre-mediated recombination in pancreas using the pdx-1 enhancer/promoter. Genesis 2000 1.37
25 Nodal induces ectopic goosecoid and lim1 expression and axis duplication in zebrafish. Development 1995 1.32
26 Persistent expression of HNF6 in islet endocrine cells causes disrupted islet architecture and loss of beta cell function. Development 2000 1.29
27 Differentiation of new insulin-producing cells is induced by injury in adult pancreatic islets. Endocrinology 1997 1.28
28 Functional characterization of the transactivation properties of the PDX-1 homeodomain protein. Mol Cell Biol 1997 1.21
29 Xenopus nodal-related signaling is essential for mesendodermal patterning during early embryogenesis. Development 1999 1.20
30 Activin- and Nodal-related factors control antero-posterior patterning of the zebrafish embryo. Nature 2000 1.15
31 Activin/nodal responsiveness and asymmetric expression of a Xenopus nodal-related gene converge on a FAST-regulated module in intron 1. Development 2000 1.15
32 Bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4) acts during gastrula stages to cause ventralization of Xenopus embryos. Development 1996 1.15
33 Zebrafish nodal-related 2 encodes an early mesendodermal inducer signaling from the extraembryonic yolk syncytial layer. Dev Biol 1998 1.12
34 Duplicated homeobox genes in Xenopus. Dev Biol 1989 1.12
35 Functional differences among Xenopus nodal-related genes in left-right axis determination. Development 1997 1.12
36 Expression and modification of Hox 2.1 protein in mouse embryos. Mech Dev 1992 1.07
37 Overexpression of a homeodomain protein confers axis-forming activity to uncommitted Xenopus embryonic cells. Cell 1991 1.06
38 Differential antero-posterior expression of two proteins encoded by a homeobox gene in Xenopus and mouse embryos. EMBO J 1988 1.06
39 The murine type II TGF-beta receptor has a coincident embryonic expression and binding preference for TGF-beta 1. Development 1994 1.05
40 Differential localization of Mox-1 and Mox-2 proteins indicates distinct roles during development. Int J Dev Biol 1996 1.05
41 Autonomous endodermal determination in Xenopus: regulation of expression of the pancreatic gene XlHbox 8. Dev Biol 1995 1.03
42 Head and trunk in zebrafish arise via coinhibition of BMP signaling by bozozok and chordino. Genes Dev 2000 1.03
43 A gradient of homeodomain protein in developing forelimbs of Xenopus and mouse embryos. Cell 1988 0.97
44 XBMPRII, a novel Xenopus type II receptor mediating BMP signaling in embryonic tissues. Development 1998 0.97
45 Biosynthesis and in vivo localization of the decapentaplegic-Vg-related protein, DVR-6 (bone morphogenetic protein-6). J Cell Biol 1993 0.96
46 The lefty-related factor Xatv acts as a feedback inhibitor of nodal signaling in mesoderm induction and L-R axis development in xenopus. Development 2000 0.95
47 Partial purification of estradiol receptor from Xenopus laevis liver and levels of receptor in relation to estradiol concentration. EMBO J 1983 0.94
48 Injection of partially purified estrogen receptor protein from Xenopus liver nuclei into oocytes activates the silent vitellogenin locus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1984 0.93
49 Expression of a homeobox gene product in normal and mutant zebrafish embryos: evolution of the tetrapod body plan. Development 1990 0.92
50 Translational control in homoeobox mRNAs? Nature 1988 0.91
51 Effects of the TWis mutation on notochord formation and mesodermal patterning. Mech Dev 1995 0.89
52 The expression pattern of Xenopus Mox-2 implies a role in initial mesodermal differentiation. Mech Dev 1995 0.88
53 Homeobox genes and the vertebrate body plan. Sci Am 1990 0.87
54 Determination of axial polarity in the vertebrate embryo: homeodomain proteins and homeogenetic induction. Cell 1989 0.87
55 Localization of human homeodomain transcription factor insulin promoter factor 1 (IPF1) to chromosome band 13q12.1. Genomics 1995 0.87
56 Expression of a homologue of the deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) gene in the nervous system of developing Xenopus embryos. Dev Biol 1994 0.81
57 Cloning of a Xenopus laevis cDNA encoding focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and expression during early development. Gene 1995 0.81
58 Selective photochemical treatment of oestrogen receptor in a Xenopus liver extract destroys hormone binding and transcriptional activation but not DNA binding. EMBO J 1990 0.80
59 A Hox 3.3-lacZ transgene expressed in developing limbs. Mech Dev 1992 0.80
60 Amino acid sequence of Mox-2 and comparison to its Xenopus and rat homologs. Nucleic Acids Res 1993 0.79
61 Targeted oncogenesis of hormone-negative pancreatic islet progenitor cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998 0.76
62 Site-specific inversions in repeated Xenopus laevis homeobox gene 2 sequences. Nucleic Acids Res 1988 0.76
63 Sequence conservations in vertebrate homeo-box mRNAs. Arch Biol Med Exp (Santiago) 1988 0.75
64 Managing the passive-aggressive resident. Acad Med 1995 0.75
65 Students' psychosocial needs. Acad Med 1994 0.75
66 Reconstructive surgery of hydrosalpinx with and without the carbon dioxide laser. Fertil Steril 1984 0.75