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Spatially restricted expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 during Xenopus development
R. Friesel, S.A. Brown
Development 1992 116: 1051-1058;

Summary

The fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) play a role in Xenopus laevis embryonic development, particularly in the induction of ventral-type mesoderm. We have isolated a full-length cDNA from Xenopus that we have designated Xenopus fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (XFGFR-2), with significant amino acid sequence similarity to the previously described bek gene (FGFR-2). We expressed the XFGFR-2 cDNA in COS1 cells and showed that it functions as an FGF receptor by binding radiolabeled FGF-2. RNA gel blot analysis demonstrates that unlike Xenopus fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (XFGFR-1), XFGFR-2 mRNA expression begins during gastrulation and continues through early tadpole stages. Whole-mount in situ hybridization demonstrates that XFGFR-2 mRNA is localized to the anterior neural plate in early neurula stage embryos. Later in development, XFGFR-2 expression is found in the eye anlagen, midbrain-hindbrain boundary and the otic vesicle. In addition, XFGFR-2 transcripts are expressed in animal caps in a manner that is independent of mesoderm-inducing factors. These results indicate that XFGFR-2 may have a role in development that is distinct from that of XFGFR-1.

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Spatially restricted expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 during Xenopus development
R. Friesel, S.A. Brown
Development 1992 116: 1051-1058;
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