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Isolation and Differentiation of Xenopus Animal Cap Cells by Takashi Ariizumi; Shuji Takahashi; Te‐chuan Chan; Yuzuru Ito; Tatsuo Michiue; Makoto Asashima is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Isolation and Differentiation of Xenopus Animal Cap Cells about?
## Abstract __Xenopus__ is used as a model animal for investigating the inductive events and organogenesis that occur during early vertebrate development. Given that they are easy to obtain in high numbers and are relatively large in size, __Xenopus__ embryos are excellent specimens for performing manipulations such as microinjection and microsurgery. The animal cap, which is the area around the animal pole of the blastula, is destined to form the ectoderm during normal development. However, these cells retain pluripotentiality and upon exposure to specific inducers, the animal cap can differentiate into neural, mesodermal, and endodermal tissues. In this sense, the cells of the animal cap are equivalent to mammalian embryonic stem cells. In this unit, the isolation and differentiation of animal cap cells, the so‐called animal cap assay, is described. Useful methods for analyzing the mechanism of animal cap differentiation at the molecular level are also described. __Curr. Protoc. Stem Cell Biol__. 9:1D.5.1‐1D.5.31. © 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Who reads Isolation and Differentiation of Xenopus Animal Cap Cells?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Author
- Takashi Ariizumi; Shuji Takahashi; Te‐chuan Chan; Yuzuru Ito; Tatsuo Michiue; Makoto Asashima
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)