PUBLICATION

From endoderm formation to liver and pancreas development in zebrafish

Authors
Ober, E.A., Field, H.A., and Stainier, D.Y.
ID
ZDB-PUB-030115-26
Date
2003
Source
Mechanisms of Development   120(1): 5-18 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Ober, Elke, Stainier, Didier
Keywords
Endoderm formation; Liver and pancreas development; Zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Embryonic Induction
  • Endoderm*
  • Gastrula
  • Liver/embryology*
  • Mesoderm
  • Morphogenesis
  • Pancreas/embryology*
  • Zebrafish/embryology*
PubMed
12490292 Full text @ Mech. Dev.
Abstract
Recent studies in zebrafish have contributed to our understanding of early endoderm formation in vertebrates. Specifically, they have illustrated the importance of Nodal signaling as well as three transcription factors, Faust/Gata5, Bonnie and Clyde, and Casanova, in this process. Ongoing genetic and embryological studies in zebrafish are also contributing to our understanding of later aspects of endoderm development, including the formation of the gut and its associated organs, the liver and pancreas. The generation of transgenic lines expressing GFP in these organs promises to be particularly helpful in such studies.
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