Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Gain-of-function assays in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) to identify signaling pathways that induce and regulate limb regeneration.
- Journal:
- Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Lee, Jangwoo et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology · United States
Abstract
The adult salamander has been studied as a model for regeneration of complex tissues for many decades. Only recently with the development of gain-of-function assays for regeneration, has it been possible to screen for and assay the function of the multitude of signaling factors that have been identified in studies of embryonic development and tumorigenesis. Given the conservation of function of these regulatory pathways controlling growth and pattern formation, it is now possible to use the functional assays in the salamander to test the ability of endogenous as well as small-molecule signaling factors to induce a regenerative response.
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Search related cases →Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24029949/