A zebrafish orthologue (whnb) of the mouse nude gene is expressed in the epithelial compartment of the embryonic thymic rudiment 179 Stage-and cell-specific expression of Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b during embryogenesis 187 D. Engelkamp (Germany) Cloning of three mouse Unc5 genes and their expression patterns at mid-gestation 191 Expression of Sox8, Sox9 and Sox10 in the developing valves and autonomic nerves of the embryonic heart 199 Molecular cloning and expression pattern of a Cubitus interruptus homologue from the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori 203 F. Matsushita, T. Kameyama, T. Marunouchi (Japan) NZF-2b is a novel predominant form of mouse NZF-2/MyT1, expressed in differentiated neurons especially at higher levels in newly generated ones 209 R.A. Udani, K.M. Karrer (USA) ASI1, a gene encoding a novel leucine zipper protein, is induced during development of the macronucleus in Tetrahymena 215 Expression of the LIM-homeodomain gene Lmx1a (dreher) during development of the mouse nervous system 225 Oocytes and embryos of Xenopus laevis express two different isoforms of germ cell nuclear factor (GCNF, NR6A1) 261 C.M.H. Vacalla, T. Theil (Germany) Cst, a novel mouse gene related to Drosophila Castor, exhibits dynamic expression patterns during neurogenesis and heart development 265
Cloning and characterization of Fortune-1, a novel gene with enhanced expression in male reproductive organs of Cycas edentata 149 Notch1 and its ligands Delta-like and Jagged are expressed and active in distinct cell populations in the postnatal mouse brain 153 Activation of the bone-related Runx2/Cbfa1 promoter in mesenchymal condensations and developing chondrocytes of the axial skeleton 167 Differential Pax6 promoter activity and transcript expression during forebrain development 171 A novel noncollagenous protein encoded by an alternative transcript of the chick type III collagen gene is expressed in cartilage , bone and muscle 177 S. Azmi, R. Taneja (USA) Embryonic expression of mSharp-1/mDEC2, which encodes a basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor 181 Expression of the SMADIP1 gene during early human development 187 Expression of a medaka (Oryzias latipes) Bar homologue in the differentiating central nervous system and retina 193 Expression of high in normal-1 (HIN-1) and uteroglobin related protein-1 (UGRP-1) in adult and developing tissues 201 Identification of known and novel genes whose expression is regulated by endogenous retinoic acid during early embryonic development of the mouse 205 The paired-type homeobox gene Dmbx1 marks the midbrain and pretectum 213 V. Broccoli, E. Colombo, G. Cossu (Italy) Dmbx1 is a paired-box containing gene specifically expressed in the caudal most brain structures 219
