Antibodies that block Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) signaling have been used to show that SHH
activity is required for the induction of floor plate differentiation by the notochord and …

Prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH), a brain secretory polypeptide of insects, stimulates the
prothoracic glands to produce and release ecdysone, the steroid essential to insect …

A variety of humoral factors modulate the osteoclastogenesis. Receptor activator of NF-κB
ligand (RANKL) expressed on osteoblast/stromal lineage cells plays a pivotal role to …

We describe here the isolation of chicken PAX6 and PAX7 as members of the PAX gene
family expressed in late stages of chick nervous system development. By generating …

Neuropilin is a type 1 membrane protein, which is highly conserved among Xenopus frog,
chicken and mouse. The extracellular part of the neuropilin protein is composed of three …

Cadherins are a family of cell-cell adhesion molecules and are divided into subclasses with
distinct adhesive specificities and tissue distribution. Here we examined the distribution of …

The temporal and spatial regulation of somitogenesis requires a molecular oscillator, the
segmentation clock. Through Notch signalling, the oscillation in cells is coordinated and …

Nakajo-Nishimura syndrome (NNS) is a disorder that segregates in an autosomal recessive
fashion. Symptoms include periodic fever, skin rash, partial lipomuscular atrophy, and joint …

Objective. Interstitial lung disease (ILD), especially rapidly progressive ILD (RPILD), is a
major poor prognostic factor in patients with DM. We investigated the association of anti-…

Neuropilin (previously A5) is a cell surface glycoprotein that was originally identified in
Xenopus tadpole nervous tissues. In Xenopus, neuropilin is expressed on both the presynaptic …