Robustness and flexibility in nematode vulva development

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 185-195

  Félix, Marie Anne ^a   Barkoulas, Michalis ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

C. elegans vulva; Computational modeling; Evolution; Intercellular signaling network; Robustness

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; NOTCH RECEPTOR; RAL PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

BOTTLENECK POPULATION; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EVOLUTION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VULVA; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEMATODA; PHYLOGENY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VULVA;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA; RHABDITIDA;

EID: 84859001285     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2012.01.002     Document Type: Review

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