Table 1.

Summary of Runx1, Runx2, Runx3, and Cbfβ tissues expression during Xenopus development

	Runx1	Runx2	Runx3	Cbfβ
Blood progenitors	+	−	+	+
Rohon-Beard sensory neurons	+	−	+	+
Profundal-trigeminal placode	−	−	+	+
Olfactory placode	+	−	−	+
Trigeminal ganglion	−	−	+	+
Ganglion of anterodorsal lateral line nerve	−	−	+/−	+
Ganglia of facial and anteroventral lateral line nerves	−	−	+	+
Statoaccoustic ganglion	+	−	−	+
Ganglia of glossopharyngeal and middle lateral line nerves	−	−	+	+
Ganglion of posterior lateral line nerve	+	−	−	+
Ganglion of vagal nerve	−	−	+	+
Meckel’s cartilage	−	+	+	+
Ceratoyal cartilage	+/−	+	+	+
Basihyal cartilage	−	−	+	+
Branchial cartilage	−	+	−	+
Quadrate cartilage	−	+	−	+
Ethmoid-trabecular cartilage	−	+	+	+

“+”, gene strongly expressed in the corresponding tissue; “+/−”, weakly expressed; “−”, undetected.