Connexin26-mediated transfer of laterality cues in Xenopus

Summary A cilia-driven leftward flow of extracellular fluid breaks bilateral symmetry in the dorsal midline of the neurula stage vertebrate embryo. The left-specific Nodal signaling cascade in the lateral plate mesoderm (LPM) is key to asymmetric morphogenesis and placement of organs during subseque...

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Autores principales: Tina Beyer, Thomas Thumberger, Axel Schweickert, Martin Blum
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists 2012-03-01
Colección:Biology Open
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Acceso en línea:http://bio.biologists.org/content/1/5/473