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crescent: a wnt antagonist. expressed in the organizer and prechordal plate (lining the boundary between mesoderm and ectoderm) and in anterior endoderm. later strong expression (>stage 20) in pronephros.

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early gastrula mid gastrula neurula tailbud
all images from Shibata et al. Mech. Dev. 96 (2), 243-246 (2000)
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Shibata,M., Ono,H., Hikasa,H., Shinga,J. and Taira,M. Xenopus crescent encoding a Frizzled-like domain is expressed in the Spemann organizer and pronephros
Mech. Dev. 96 (2), 243-246 (2000) and

Pera EM, De Robertis EM. A direct screen for secreted proteins in Xenopus embryos identifies distinct activities for the Wnt antagonists Crescent and Frzb-1.
Mech Dev. 2000 Sep;96(2):183-95
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Probe available from: Other papers by:
M. Taira or E. DeRobertis M. Taira
In situ probe details: Other papers on:
plasmid name: antisense RE cut: antisense transcription: Xenopus crescent
       
mRNA generation      
plasmid name: sense RE cut: sense transcription:  
       

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