Neural crest migration is driven by a few trailblazer cells with a unique molecular signature narrowly confined to the invasive front

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2014-2025

  McLennan, Rebecca ^a   Schumacher, Linus J ^b   Morrison, Jason A ^a   Teddy, Jessica M ^a   Ridenour, Dennis A ^a   Box, Andrew C ^a   Semerad, Craig L ^a   Li, Hua ^a   McDowell, William ^a   Kay, David ^b   Maini, Philip K ^b   Baker, Ruth E ^b   Kulesa, Paul M ^a,c  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell migration; Chicken; Mathematical modeling; Molecular profiling; Neural crest; Numerical simulation; Single cell

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; BETA5 INTEGRIN; GELATINASE A; GLYPICAN 3; MESSENGER RNA; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; PLAKOPHILIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2 ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR; AVIAN PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROENVIRONMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NEURAL CREST CELL; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL MOTION; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEURAL CREST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; CELL MOVEMENT; CHICK EMBRYO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; NEURAL CREST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84929923721     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.117507     Document Type: Article

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