IgM and IgE not have hinge region but number of CH domain is four, while other antibodies Have number of CH domain is only three.

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Nieuwkoop center 

Dorsalmost vegetal cells of the blastula, which are capable of inducing the organizer dorsal vegetal cells can induce animal cells to become dorsal mesodermal tissue)

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The major candidate for the factor that forms the Nieuwkoop center was β-catenin (This multifunctional protein also proved to be a key player in the formation of the dorsal amphibian tissues)

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During first cleavage, GBP, Dsh, and Wnt11 are brought into the future dorsal section of the embryo protect β-catenin

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During cleavage, β-catenin enters the nuclei and binds with Tcf3 to form a transcription factor that activates genes encoding proteins Siamois and Twin.

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Siamois and Twin interact in the organizer with the Smad2 transcription factor activated by vegetal TGF-β family members (Nodal-related proteins, Vg1, activin)

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Twin and Siamois encode homeodomain transcription factors and are expressed in the organizer