{"product_id":"xenopus-development-isbn-9781118492819","title":"Xenopus Development","description":"Frogs from the genus \u003ci\u003eXenopus\u003c\/i\u003e have long been used as model organisms in basic and biomedical research. These frogs have helped unlock key fundamental developmental and cellular processes that have led to important scientific breakthroughs and have had practical application in embryology, cancer research and regenerative medicine. \u003ci\u003eXenopus Development\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital resource on the biology and development of these key model organisms, and will be a great tool to researchers using these frogs in  various disciplines of biological science.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eXenopus Development\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into four sections, the first three highlight key processes in Xenopus development from embryo to metamophosis. These sections focus on the cellular processes, organogenesis and embryo development. The final section highlights novel techniques and approaches being used in Xenopus research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding thorough and detailed coverage, \u003ci\u003eXenopus Development\u003c\/i\u003e, will be a timely and welcome volume for those working in cell and molecular biology, genetics, developmental biology and biomedical research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides broad overview of the developmental biology of both \u003ci\u003eXenopus laevis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eXenopus tropicalis\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores cellular to systems development in key biomedical model organisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTimely synthesis of the field of \u003ci\u003eXenopus\u003c\/i\u003e biology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights key biomedical and basic biological findings unlocked by \u003ci\u003eXenopus\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Contributors vii  \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I Oocyte and Early Embryo 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Transcription in the Xenopus Oocyte Nucleus 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph G. Gall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 RNA Localization during Oogenesis in Xenopus laevis 16\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames O. Deshler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 From Oocyte to Fertilizable Egg: Regulated mRNA Translation and the Control of Maternal Gene Expression 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChad E. Cragle \u0026amp; Angus M. MacNicol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Polarity of Xenopus Oocytes and Early Embryos 60\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalgorzata Kloc\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Germ-Cell Specification in Xenopus 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Lou King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II Midblastula\u003c\/b\u003e Transition, Gastrulation, and Neurulation 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Xenopus Embryo as a Model System to Study Asymmetric Furrowing in Vertebrate Epithelial Cells 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacek Z. Kubiak, Isabelle Chartrain, \u0026amp; Jean-Pierre Tassan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Induction and Differentiation of the Xenopus Ciliated Embryonic Epidermis 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarie Cibois, Pierluigi Scerbo, Virginie Thomé, Andrea Pasini, \u0026amp; Laurent Kodjabachian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Wnt Signaling during Early Xenopus Development 130\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrançois Fagotto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Neural Tube Closure in Xenopus 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHitoshi Morita, Makoto Suzuki, \u0026amp; Naoto Ueno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III Metamorphosis and Organogenesis 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Primordial Germ Cell Migration 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAliaksandr Dzementsei \u0026amp; Tomas Pieler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Development of Gonads, Sex Determination, and Sex Reversal in Xenopus 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRafa³ P. Piprek \u0026amp; Jacek Z. Kubiak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Xenopus Pronephros: A Kidney Model Making Leaps toward Understanding Tubule Development 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachel K. Miller, Moonsup Lee, \u0026amp; Pierre D. McCrea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Development of Neural Tissues in Xenopus laevis 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam A. Muñoz, Amy K. Sater, \u0026amp; Pierre D. McCrea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Development of the Immune System in Xenopus 264\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLouis Du Pasquier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Neural Regeneration in Xenopus Tadpoles during Metamorphosis 293\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMauricio Moreno, Karina Tapia, \u0026amp; Juan Larrain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV Novel Techniques and Approaches 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging of Xenopus laevis Oocyte Plasma Membrane 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancesco Orsini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Size Scaling of Subcellular Organelles and Structures in Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis 325\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa J. Edens \u0026amp; Daniel L. Levy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 A Model for Retinal Regeneration in Xenopus 346\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMasasuke Araki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Xenopus Model for Regeneration Research 368\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYing Chen \u0026amp; Gufa Lin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Genomics and Genome Engineering in Xenopus 383\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLéna Vouillot, Aurore Thélie, Thibault Scalvenzi, \u0026amp; Nicolas Pollet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalgorzata Kloc\u003c\/b\u003e is the Weill Cornell Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology and Director of the Immuno-Biology Laboratory at the Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacek Z. Kubiak\u003c\/b\u003e is a DR2 Researcher in the CNRS at the Institute of Genetics and Development and at the University of Rennes 1\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrogs from the genus Xenopus have long been used as model organisms in basic and biomedical research. These frogs have helped unlock key fundamental developmental and cellular processes that have led to important scientific breakthroughs and have had practical application in embryology, cancer research and regenerative medicine. Xenopus Development is a vital resource on the biology and development of these key model organisms, and will be a great tool to researchers using these frogs in various disciplines of\u003cbr\u003e biological science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eXenopus Development\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into four sections, the first three highlight key processes in Xenopus development from embryo to metamophosis. These sections focus on the cellular processes, organogenesis and embryo development. 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