Patterning of an ascidian embryo along the anterior-posterior axis through spatial regulation of competence and induction ability by maternally localized PEM

Developmental Biology

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-88

  Kumano, Gaku ^a   Nishida, Hiroki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior posterior axis; Ascidian; Competence; FGF; Induction; PEM; catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CELL PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN PEM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL DIVISION; CELL FATE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; HEMISPHERE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA;

EID: 67349211768     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.04.024     Document Type: Article

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