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Xenopus laevis
Known as:
Clawed Frog
, X. laevis
, common platanna
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A species of South African aquatic frog of the genus Xenopus. It is up to 12 cm long with a flattened head and body but no tongue. Its name derives…
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis
Adam M. Session
,
Y. Uno
,
+71 authors
D. Rokhsar
Nature
2016
Corpus ID: 4455051
To explore the origins and consequences of tetraploidy in the African clawed frog, we sequenced the Xenopus laevis genome and…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The Genome of the Western Clawed Frog Xenopus tropicalis
U. Hellsten
,
R. Harland
,
+45 authors
D. Rokhsar
Science
2010
Corpus ID: 1932070
Frog Genome The African clawed frog Xenopus tropicalis is the first amphibian to have its genome sequenced. Hellsten et al. (p…
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A W-linked DM-domain gene, DM-W, participates in primary ovary development in Xenopus laevis
Shin Yoshimoto
,
Ema Okada
,
+7 authors
Michihiko Ito
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2008
Corpus ID: 5636698
In the XX/XY sex-determining system, the Y-linked SRY genes of most mammals and the DMY/Dmrt1bY genes of the teleost fish medaka…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Wnt antagonism initiates cardiogenesis in Xenopus laevis.
V. Schneider
,
M. Mercola
Genes & Development
2001
Corpus ID: 38248845
Heart induction in Xenopus occurs in paired regions of the dorsoanterior mesoderm in response to signals from the Spemann…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The Arabidopsis HKT1 gene homolog mediates inward Na(+) currents in xenopus laevis oocytes and Na(+) uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
N. Uozumi
,
Eugene J. Kim
,
+6 authors
J. Schroeder
Plant Physiology
2000
Corpus ID: 35323433
The Na(+)-K(+) co-transporter HKT1, first isolated from wheat, mediates high-affinity K(+) uptake. The function of HKT1 in plants…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Megabase Chromatin Domains Involved in DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Vivo
E. Rogakou
,
C. Boon
,
C. Redon
,
W. Bonner
Journal of Cell Biology
1999
Corpus ID: 7405412
The loss of chromosomal integrity from DNA double-strand breaks introduced into mammalian cells by ionizing radiation results in…
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Magainins, a class of antimicrobial peptides from Xenopus skin: isolation, characterization of two active forms, and partial cDNA sequence of a precursor.
M. Zasloff
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1988
Corpus ID: 30357098
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The complete nucleotide sequence of the Xenopus laevis mitochondrial genome.
B. Roe
,
D. Ma
,
R. Wilson
,
J. Wong
Journal of Biological Chemistry
1985
Corpus ID: 24471006
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Cell cycle dynamics of an M-phase-specific cytoplasmic factor in Xenopus laevis oocytes and eggs
J. Gerhart
,
M. Wu
,
M. Kirschner
Journal of Cell Biology
1984
Corpus ID: 195692100
We have examined the regulation of maturation-promoting factor (MPF) activity in the mitotic and meiotic cell cycles of Xenopus…
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
A calcium-dependent transient outward current in Xenopus laevis oocytes
R. Miledi
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London…
1982
Corpus ID: 2149307
Membrane currents were investigated in Xenopus laevis oocytes under voltage clamp. Depolarizing pulses, given from a holding…
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