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XB-ART-11386
Mech Dev 2000 Mar 01;911-2:81-9. doi: 10.1016/s0925-4773(99)00274-9.
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Xenopus Xenf: an early endodermal nuclear factor that is regulated in a pathway distinct from Sox17 and Mix-related gene pathways.

Nakatani J , Mizuseki K , Tsuda H , Nakanishi S , Sasai Y .


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We report a novel zygotic gene encoding a Xenopus endodermal nuclear factor, Xenf. Expression of Xenf starts at the late blastula stages and is decreased after gastrulation. Xenf shows no structural homology to any known proteins. When GFP-tagged Xenf is overexpressed in Xenopus cells, Xenf protein is localized to the nucleus, associating closely with the chromosomes. In animal cap assays, Xenf expression is strongly activated by mRNA injection of Vg1 and VegT, maternal vegetal genes that can induce endodermal differentiation. In contrast, Xenf is not induced by endoderm-inducing zygotic transcription factors such as Sox17 and Mix-related genes. In turn, Xenf does not activate expression of Sox17, Mixer or Milk. Thus, Xenf is regulated by maternal vegetal positional information in a parallel manner to Sox17 and Mix-related gene pathways.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: a2m gdf1 mixer sox17a sox17b.1 sox17b.2 vegt xenf


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