The Vertebrate Organizer

Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Maternal VegT and ß-Catenin: Patterning the Xenopus Blastula....Pages 1-10
Short-Versus Long-Range Effects of Spemann’s Organizer....Pages 11-23
Formation of the Endoderm in Xenopus ....Pages 25-40
Role of Fox Genes During Xenopus Embryogenesis....Pages 41-54
The Molecular Nature of Spemann’s Organizer....Pages 55-71
The Community Effect in Xenopus Development....Pages 73-91
Regulation of Spemann’s Organizer Formation....Pages 93-111
Transcriptional Repression in Spemann’s Organizer and the Formation of Dorsal Mesoderm....Pages 113-126
Wnt Signals and Antagonists: The Molecular Nature of Spemann’s Head Organizer....Pages 127-149
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proneural Genes and Neurogenesis in Xenopus Embryos....Pages 151-172
Organizer Activities Mediated by Retinoic Acid Signaling....Pages 173-186
Wnt Signalling and Regulation of Gastrulation Movements....Pages 187-200
How Cell-Cell Adhesion Contributes to Early Embryonic Development....Pages 201-218
Patterning Non-neural Ectoderm by Organizer-Modulated Homeodomain Factors....Pages 219-231
Embryonic Organogenesis and Body Formation in Amphibian Development....Pages 233-255
Organizing the Eye....Pages 257-278
A Critical Role for Retinoid Receptors in Axial Patterning and Neuronal Differentiation....Pages 279-298
Molecular Patterning of the Embryonic Brain....Pages 299-313
Epidermal, Neuronal and Glial Cell Fate Choice in the Embryo....Pages 315-341
Downstream of the Organizer: The Xenopus Cement Gland as a Model for Organ Positioning and Differentiation....Pages 343-357
The Organizer in Amphibians with Large Eggs: Problems and Perspectives....Pages 359-374
Formation and Functions of the Gastrula Organizer in Zebrafish....Pages 375-393
Hensen’s Node: The Embryonic Organizer of the Chick....Pages 395-408
Formation and Function of the Mouse Organizer....Pages 409-422
Back Matter....Pages 423-428