Development Genes and Evolution

, Volume 214, Issue 3, pp 144–148 | Cite as

Analysis of Fz10 expression in mouse embryos

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Abstract

Wnt signaling molecules regulate the development of multiple organs in vertebrate embryos. We have isolated cDNA clones for frizzled10 (Fz10), which encodes a putative Wnt receptor, to further characterize the mechanisms of Wnt signaling in mouse embryos. Interestingly, Fz10 is expressed in the same regions as Wnt7a in the neural tube, limb buds, and Müllerian duct.

Keywords

frizzled Limb development Müllerian duct 
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Acknowledgements

We thank Kari McDonald for help with the initial characterization of the Fz10 clone. A.P.N. was supported by N.I.H. training grant GM07135 to the MCD Biology Department at the University of Colorado.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.MCD BiologyUniversity of ColoradoBoulderUSA

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