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Nicole J. Ward

University of East Anglia

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MicroRNA miR-219 is required for neural border and neural crest development in Xenopus neurulas

Alice May Godden, Nicole J. Ward, Meghanne Sittewelle, Rafeeq Mir, Aleksandr Kotov, Marco Antonaci, Anne Helene Monsoro-Burq, Grant N. Wheeler

This study identifies miR-219 as a regulator of neural crest development in Xenopus by showing its role in neural border specification and gene expression modulation.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

An efficient miRNA knockout approach using CRISPR-Cas9 in Xenopus

Alice May Godden, Marco Antonaci, Nicole J. Ward, Michael van der Lee, Anita Abu‐Daya, Matthew Guille, Grant N. Wheeler

The paper develops a CRISPR-Cas9 approach to knockout miRNAs in Xenopus and shows that miR-196a and miR-219 knockouts result in neural crest defects similar to morpholino knockdowns.

Developmental Biology · Dec 27, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology