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Contents
Chapter 11 Dynamics of Chromatin Remodeling during Embryonic Development .........................................................173
Gert Jan C. Veenstra
Chapter 12 Gene Regulatory Networks Controlling Xenopus Embryogenesis .................................................................185
Ken W.Y. Cho and Ira L. Blitz
Chapter 13 The Development of High-Resolution Proteomic Analyses in Xenopus ....................................................... 197
Elizabeth Van Itallie and Leonid Peshkin
Chapter 14 Advances in Genome Editing Tools ............................................................................................................... 207
Marko E. Horb, Anita Abu-Daya, Marcin Wlizla, Anna Noble, and Matt Guille
SECTION III From Basic Biological Insights to Human Disease
Chapter 15 Formation of the Left-Right Axis; Insights from the Xenopus Model ........................................................... 225
Axel Schweickert and Tim Ott
Chapter 16 Discovering the Function of Congenital Heart Disease Genes ...................................................................... 233
Delfna Pearledith González and Mustafa K. Khokha
Chapter 17 Craniofacial Development and Disorders—Contributions of Xenopus ......................................................... 245
Ashwin Lokapally and Hazel Sive
Chapter 18 Modeling Digestive and Respiratory System Development and Disease in Xenopus ................................... 259
Scott A. Rankin and Aaron M. Zorn
Chapter 19 Functional Neurobiology in Xenopus Provides Insights into Health and Disease ......................................... 277
Clayton Gordy, Michael Forsthofer, Parthena Soupiadou, Suzan Özugur, and Hans Straka
Chapter 20 Leaping toward Understanding of Spinal Cord Regeneration ....................................................................... 289
Paula G Slater, Gabriela Edwards-Faret, and Juan Larraín
Chapter 21 Studying Tumor Formation and Regulation in Xenopus.................................................................................301
Dieter Tulkens and Kris Vleminckx
Chapter 22 Xenopus: A Model to Study Natural Genetic Variation and Its Disease Implications ...................................313
Avi Leibovich, Sally A. Moody, Steven L. Klein, and Abraham Fainsod
Chapter 23 Using Xenopus to Understand Pluripotency and to Reprogram Cells for Therapeutic Use .......................... 325
Meghana S. Oak and Eva Hörmanseder
Index .....................................................................................................................................................................................337
Contents
Chapter 11 Dynamics of Chromatin Remodeling during Embryonic Development .........................................................173
Gert Jan C. Veenstra
Chapter 12 Gene Regulatory Networks Controlling Xenopus Embryogenesis .................................................................185
Ken W.Y. Cho and Ira L. Blitz
Chapter 13 The Development of High-Resolution Proteomic Analyses in Xenopus ....................................................... 197
Elizabeth Van Itallie and Leonid Peshkin
Chapter 14 Advances in Genome Editing Tools ............................................................................................................... 207
Marko E. Horb, Anita Abu-Daya, Marcin Wlizla, Anna Noble, and Matt Guille
SECTION III From Basic Biological Insights to Human Disease
Chapter 15 Formation of the Left-Right Axis; Insights from the Xenopus Model ........................................................... 225
Axel Schweickert and Tim Ott
Chapter 16 Discovering the Function of Congenital Heart Disease Genes ...................................................................... 233
Delfna Pearledith González and Mustafa K. Khokha
Chapter 17 Craniofacial Development and Disorders—Contributions of Xenopus ......................................................... 245
Ashwin Lokapally and Hazel Sive
Chapter 18 Modeling Digestive and Respiratory System Development and Disease in Xenopus ................................... 259
Scott A. Rankin and Aaron M. Zorn
Chapter 19 Functional Neurobiology in Xenopus Provides Insights into Health and Disease ......................................... 277
Clayton Gordy, Michael Forsthofer, Parthena Soupiadou, Suzan Özugur, and Hans Straka
Chapter 20 Leaping toward Understanding of Spinal Cord Regeneration ....................................................................... 289
Paula G Slater, Gabriela Edwards-Faret, and Juan Larraín
Chapter 21 Studying Tumor Formation and Regulation in Xenopus.................................................................................301
Dieter Tulkens and Kris Vleminckx
Chapter 22 Xenopus: A Model to Study Natural Genetic Variation and Its Disease Implications ...................................313
Avi Leibovich, Sally A. Moody, Steven L. Klein, and Abraham Fainsod
Chapter 23 Using Xenopus to Understand Pluripotency and to Reprogram Cells for Therapeutic Use .......................... 325
Meghana S. Oak and Eva Hörmanseder
Index .....................................................................................................................................................................................337