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An analysis of Xenopus tyrosine kinase genes and their expression in early development. Islam N., Guimond A., Sanchez, A. and Moss T., (1994) DNA and Cell Biology, 13, p.719-728.

A modification of the whole mount in situ hybridisation technique eliminating the need to remove the vitellin membrane from early Xenopus embryos. Islam, N. & Moss, T., (1996) TIGs 12, 459.

Heterogeneous antisense and sense poly A- RNAs from the Xenopus pyruvate dehydrogenase gene loci are coordinately regulated with message production during embryogenesis. Islam N., Poitras, L. Gagnon, F. and Moss T., (1996) Gene, 176, 9-16.

Catalytic and non-catalytic forms of the neurotrophin receptor xTrkB mRNA are expressed in a pseudo-segmental manner within the early Xenopus central nervous system. Islam N., Gagnon, F. & Moss T., (1996) Int. J. Dev. Biol. 40, 973-983.

The Cytoskeletal Effector xPAK1 Is Expressed During Both Ear And Lateral Line Development In Xenopus. Islam N., Poitras L. and Moss T., (2000) Int. J. Dev. Biol. 44, 245-248. Download PDF version.

A tissue restricted role for the Xenopus jun N-terminal kinase kinase kinase MLK2 in cement gland and pronephric tubule differentiation. Poitras L., Bisson N., Islam N. and Moss, T. (2003), Developmental Biology 254, 200-214.

PAK interacts with Nck and MLK2 to regulate the activation of jun N-terminal kinase. Poitras L., Jean S., Islam N. and Moss T. (2003), FEBS-Letters 543, 129-135.

The catalytic domain of xPAK1 is sufficient to induce myosin II dependent in vivo cell fragmentation independently of other apoptotic events. Bisson, N., Islam N., Poitras L., Jean, S., Bresnick A., and Moss T. (2003), Developmental Biology 263, 264-281.