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Cyclic alopecia' in Msx2 mutants: defects in hair cycling and hair shaft differentiation by Ma, Liang, Liu, Jian, Wu, Tobey, Plikus, Maksim, Jiang, Ting-Xin, Bi, Qun, Liu, Yi-Hsin, Müller-Röver, Sven, Peters, Heiko, Sundberg, John P, Maxson, Rob, Maas, Richard L, Chuong, Cheng-Ming

“…Msx2 -deficient mice exhibit progressive hair loss, starting at P14 and followed by successive cycles of wavelike regrowth and loss. During the hair cycle,…”
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EctopicMsx2Overexpression Inhibits andMsx2Antisense Stimulates Calvarial Osteoblast Differentiation by Dodig, Milan, Tadic, Tade, Kronenberg, Mark S, Dacic, Sanja, Liu, Yi-Hsin, Maxson, Rob, Rowe, David W, Lichtler, Alexander C

“…Msx2is believed to play a role in regulating bone development, particularly in sutures of cranial bone. In this study we investigated the effects of…”
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Analyses of regenerative wave patterns in adult hair follicle populations reveal macro-environmental regulation of stem cell activity by Plikus, Maksim V, Widelitz, Randall B, Maxson, Rob, Chuong, Cheng-Ming

“…The control of hair growth in the adult mammalian coat is a fascinating topic which has just begun to be explored with molecular genetic tools. Complex hair…”
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Direct Induction of DNA Hypermethylation in Sea Urchin Embryos by Microinjection of 5-Methyl dCTP Stimulates Early Histone Gene Expression and Leads to Developmental Arrest by Chen, Jeannie, Maxson, Rob, Jones, Peter A.

“…The role of DNA methylation in gene inactivation has been studied extensively in vertebrates but it is not clear whether it serves similar functions in other…”
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Adaptation: A developmental biologist in the Antarctic by Maxson, Rob

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The Molecular Basis of Boston-Type Craniosynostosis: The Pro148→His Mutation in the N-Terminal Arm of the MSX2 Homeodomain Stabilizes DNA Binding without Altering Nucleotide Sequence Preferences by Ma, Liang, Golden, Serge, Wu, Linda, Maxson, Rob

“…Craniosynostosis, Boston type is an autosomal dominant disorder that results in the premature fusion of cal-varial bones and ensuing abnormalities in skull…”
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A mutation in the homeodomain of the human MSX2 gene in a family affected with autosomal dominant craniosynostosis by Jabs, E W, Müller, U, Li, X, Ma, L, Luo, W, Haworth, I S, Klisak, I, Sparkes, R, Warman, M L, Mulliken, J B

“…Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of calvarial sutures, is a common developmental anomaly that causes abnormal skull shape. The locus for one autosomal…”
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Ectopic Msx2 overexpression inhibits and Msx2 antisense stimulates calvarial osteoblast differentiation by Dodig, M, Tadic, T, Kronenberg, M S, Dacic, S, Liu, Y H, Maxson, R, Rowe, D W, Lichtler, A C

“…Msx2 is believed to play a role in regulating bone development, particularly in sutures of cranial bone. In this study we investigated the effects of…”
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Disruption of primary mesenchyme cell patterning by misregulated ectodermal expression of SpMsx in sea urchin embryos by Tan, H, Ransick, A, Wu, H, Dobias, S, Liu, Y H, Maxson, R

“…The patterning of the mesoderm of the sea urchin embryo is a classical paradigm of epithelial mesenchymal interactions in organogenesis, yet little is known of…”
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Disruption of Primary Mesenchyme Cell Patterning by Misregulated Ectodermal Expression ofSpMsxin Sea Urchin Embryos by Tan, Hongying, Ransick, Andrew, Wu, Hailin, Dobias, Sonia, Liu, Yi-Hsin, Maxson, Rob

“…The patterning of the mesoderm of the sea urchin embryo is a classical paradigm of epithelial mesenchymal interactions in organogenesis, yet little is known of…”
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SpHbox7, a new Abd‐B class homeobox gene from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus: Insights into the evolution of hox gene expression and function by Dobias, Sonia L., Zhao, Allan Zijian, Tan, Hongying, Bell, Jeffrey R., Maxson, Rob

“…Hox genes, by virtue of their key functions in axial patterning, have long been thought to be pivotal players in the evolution of developmental mechanisms…”
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SpHbox7, a new Abd-B class homeobox gene from the sea urchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus: Insights into the evolution of hox gene expression and function by Dobias, Sonia L., Zhao, Allan Zijian, Tan, Hongying, Bell, Jeffrey R., Maxson, Rob

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Genomic structure, chromosomal location, and evolution of the mouse Hox 8 gene by Bell, J R, Noveen, A, Liu, Y H, Ma, L, Dobias, S, Kundu, R, Luo, W, Xia, Y, Lusis, A J, Snead, M L

“…We isolated genomic clones containing the mouse Hox 8 gene, a member of the msh gene family. We show that Hox 8 comprises two exons of approximately 600 and…”
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A POU gene required for early cleavage and protein accumulation in the sea urchin embryo by Char, B R, Tan, H, Maxson, R

“…SpOct is a POU gene expressed during oogenesis and early embryogenesis of the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. In the first use of antisense…”
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Promoter analysis meets pattern formation: transcriptional regulatory genes in sea urchin embryogenesis by Maxson, R, Tan, H

“…Analyses of spatial and temporal gene control mechanisms in the sea urchin embryo have identified several important trans-regulatory factors, including some…”
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Function of the Msx2 gene in the morphogenesis of the skull by Liu, Y H, Ma, L, Kundu, R, Ignelzi, M, Sangiorgi, F, Wu, L, Luo, W, Snead, M L, Maxson, R

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An octamer element is required for the expression of the alpha H2B histone gene during the early development of the sea urchin by Bell, Jeffrey, Char, Bharat R., Maxson, Rob

“…Early (alpha) histone genes are one of several histone gene families in the sea urchin genome. They are expressed at high levels in blastula-stage embryos and…”
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Orphons: dispersed genetic elements derived from tandem repetitive genes of eucaryotes by Childs, G, Maxson, R, Cohn, R H, Kedes, L

“…We have discovered in animal cells a novel class of dispersed, solitary genetic elements derived from tandem multigene families. We refer to such displaced…”
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Miz1, a novel zinc finger transcription factor that interacts with Msx2 and enhances its affinity for DNA by Wu, Linda, Wu, Hailin, Sangiorgi, Frank, Wu, Nancy, Bell, Jeffery R., Lyons, Gary E., Maxson, Rob

“…Msx2 is a homeobox gene with a regulatory role in inductive tissue interactions, including those that pattern the skull. We demonstrated previously that…”
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SpOct, a Gene Encoding the Major Octamer-Binding Protein in Sea Urchin Embryos: Expression Profile, Evolutionary Relationships, and DNA Binding of Expressed Protein by Char, Bharat R., Bell, Jeffrey R., Dovala, Joseph, Coffman, James A., Harrington, Michael G., Becerra, Juan Carlos, Davidson, Eric H., Calzone, Frank J., Maxson, Rob

“…We have characterized a sea urchin gene, SpOct, that encodes a 78-kDa POU-domain protein related to mammalian Oct-1 and Oct-2. The SpOct protein binds octamer…”
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