The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volume 45 > Issue 2

Cover Vol. 45 N. 2

April 2001

Cover Legend

Whole mount in situ staining for Xwig1 expression during embryonic development of Xenopus laevis. Xwig1, coding for a putative novel resident ER protein, is expressed during epithelial morphogenetic processes, like blastopore closure during neurulation (upper panel) and is activated in response to embryonic epithelial wounding (lower panel). For details, see "Xwig1, a novel putative endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein expressed during epithelial morphogenesis and in response to wound healing" by P. Klingbeil, G. Frazzetto and T. Bouwmeester in this issue.

Original articles

Xwig1, a novel putative endoplasmic reticulum protein expressed during epithelial morphogenesis and in response to embryonic wounding.

P Klingbeil, G Frazzetto and T Bouwmeester

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 379-385

Two-step induction of primitive erythrocytes in Xenopus laevis embryos: signals from the vegetal endoderm and the overlying ectoderm.

M Kikkawa, M Yamazaki, Y Izutsu and M Maéno

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 387-396

R-twist gene expression during rat palatogenesis.

A Bloch-Zupan, N Hunter, A Manthey and J Gibbins

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 397-404

Cell cycle phase, cellular Ca2+ and development in Dictyostelium discoideum.

M Azhar, P K Kennady, G Pande, M Espiritu, W Holloman, D Brazill, R H Gomer and V Nanjundiah

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 405-414

Developmental expression of the POU transcription factor qBrn-2 during somitic myogenesis in quail.

W Liu, R He and Z Xue

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 415-420

Lithium influences differentiation and tissue-specific gene expression of mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells in vitro.

M M Schmidt, K Guan and A M Wobus

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 421-429

Pattern regulation properties of a Hydra strain which produces additional heads along the body axis.

S Zeretzke and S Berking

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 431-439

Short communications

The BMP antagonists cerberus-like and noggin do not interact during mouse forebrain development.

A C Borges, S Marques and J A Belo

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 441-444

Expression of the fibroblast activation protein during mouse embryo development.

J Niedermeyer, P Garin-Chesa, M Kriz, F Hilberg, E Mueller, U Bamberger, W J Rettig and A Schnapp

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 445-447

Zebrafish keratin 8 is expressed at high levels in the epidermis of regenerating caudal fin.

M L Martorana, M Tawk, T Lapointe, N Barre, M Imboden, C Joulie, J Géraudie and S Vriz

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2001) 45: 449-452