The Lens placode is a thickened portion of ectoderm which serves as the precursor to the
lens
A lens is a transmissive optical device which focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction. A simple lens consists of a single piece of transparent material, while a compound lens consists of several simple lenses (''elements''), ...
.
SOX2 and
Pou2f1
POU domain, class 2, transcription factor 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''POU2F1'' gene.
Interactions
POU2F1 has been shown to interact with:
* EPRS,
* Glucocorticoid receptor,
* Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, ...
are involved in its development.
See also
*
Placode
A neurogenic placode is an area of thickening of the epithelium in the embryonic head ectoderm layer that gives rise to neurons and other structures of the sensory nervous system.
Placodes are embryonic structures that give rise to structures such ...
References
External links
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20071213145329/http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/martini10/chapter18/custom3/deluxe-content.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070912010420/http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/embryo_new/eye/2/
Embryology of nervous system
Eye
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