Smad5 Induces Ventral Fates inXenopusEmbryo

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• 作者：Suzuki ; Atsushi ; Chang ; Chenbei ; Yingling ; Jonathan M. ; Wang ; Xiao-Fan ; Hemmati-Brivanlou ; Ali
• 刊名：Developmental Biology
• 出版年：1997
• 出版时间：April 15, 1997
• 年：1997
• 卷：184
• 期：2
• 页码：402-405
• 全文大小：739 K

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The Smad proteins have been implicated in the intracellular signaling of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) ligands. Here we describe the function of Smad5 in earlyXenopusdevelopment. Misexpression of Smad5 in the embryo causes ventralization and induces ventral mesoderm. Moreover, Smad5 induces epidermis in dissociated ectoderm cells which would otherwise form neural tissue. Both of these activities require Smad4 (DPC4) activity. We propose that Smad5 acts downstream of the BMP4 signaling pathway inXenopusembryos and directs the formation of ventral mesoderm and epidermis.