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Xenopus laevis
Also known as: Xenopus
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Peer-Reviewed Papers - The Levin Lab drmichaellevin.org 6 facts
referenceThe paper 'Neurally derived tissues in Xenopus laevis embryos exhibit a consistent bioelectrical left-right asymmetry' by V. P. Pai et al., published in Stem Cells International (2012), documents that neurally derived tissues in Xenopus laevis embryos display a consistent bioelectrical asymmetry between the left and right sides.
referenceOptogenetics can be used in developmental biology to control ion flux-dependent signals in Xenopus embryos.
referenceLong-range gap junctional signaling controls oncogene-mediated tumorigenesis in Xenopus laevis embryos.
referenceV. Nanos and Michael Levin published 'Rewiring Endogenous Bioelectric Circuits in the Xenopus laevis Embryo Model' in 2021, which focuses on the manipulation of endogenous bioelectric circuits within the Xenopus laevis embryo.
referencePitcairn, E., Harris, H., Epiney, J., Pai, V. P., Lemire, J. M., Ye, B., Shi, N-Q., Levin, M., and McLaughlin, K. A. identified a role for Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels in coordinating heart morphogenesis during cardiogenesis in Xenopus laevis, as published in Communicative & Integrative Biology.
claimD. Lobo, M. Lobikin, and M. Levin discovered novel phenotypes, specifically partial melanocyte conversion in Xenopus, using automatically inferred dynamic models, as published in Scientific Reports in 2017.
Bioelectricity - The Levin Lab drmichaellevin.org 5 facts
claimThe ATP-sensitive K+-channel (KATP) controls early left-right patterning in Xenopus and chick embryos, as reported in a 2010 study published in Developmental Biology.
claimIon channels and pumps are expressed in the early embryonic stages of chick and Xenopus development.
referenceM. Lobikin, J-F. Paré, D. L. Kaplan, and M. Levin demonstrated that selective depolarization of transmembrane potential alters muscle patterning and muscle cell localization in embryonic Xenopus laevis.
referenceTransmembrane voltage potential controls embryonic eye patterning in Xenopus laevis.
referenceParé, Martyniuk, and Levin investigated the bioelectric regulation of innate immune system function in both regenerating and intact Xenopus laevis.
Bioelectricity | Department of Biology - School of Arts and Sciences as.tufts.edu 1 fact
referenceBusse, S. M., McMillen, P. T., and Levin, M. published a study in 2018 titled 'Cross-limb Communication During Xenopus Hind-limb Regenerative Response: Non-Local Bioelectric Injury Signals' in the journal ACS Omega, which investigates bioelectric signaling during limb regeneration.
A computational model of organism development and ... - Nature nature.com Jun 2, 2022 1 fact
claimTransmembrane voltage potential is an essential cellular parameter for the detection and control of tumor development in a Xenopus model, as demonstrated by B. T. Chernet and Michael Levin in a 2013 study in Disease Models & Mechanisms.