The canonical Wnt signaling activator, R-spondin2, regulates craniofacial patterning and morphogenesis within the branchial arch through ectodermal-mesenchymal interaction

Developmental Biology

Volumn 352, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Jin, Yong Ri ^a   Turcotte, Taryn J ^a   Crocker, Alison L ^a   Han, Xiang Hua ^a   Yoon, Jeong Kyo ^a  

^a Maine Medical Center Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Branchial arch; Cleft palate; Craniofacial development; R spondin2 (Rspo2); Wnt; catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; GROWTH FACTOR; R SPONDIN2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; DLX5 GENE; DLX6 GENE; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOSS; HAND2 GENE; JAW MALFORMATION; MANDIBLE HYPOPLASIA; MESENCHYME; MESENCHYME CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; MSX1 GENE; MSX2 GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RSPO2 GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MUS;

EID: 79952188806     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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