SNW1 Is a Critical Regulator of Spatial BMP Activity, Neural Plate Border Formation, and Neural Crest Specification in Vertebrate Embryos
Author(s) -
Mary Wu,
MarieChristine Ramel,
Michael Howell,
Caroline S. Hill
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000593
Subject(s) - biology , neural crest , ectoderm , neural plate , microbiology and biotechnology , gastrulation , neural fold , xenopus , zebrafish , bone morphogenetic protein , morpholino , cranial neural crest , mesoderm , endoderm , embryo , genetics , embryonic stem cell , embryogenesis , gene
In frog and fish embryos, SNW1 is a protein required for the spatio-temporal activity of BMP signaling necessary for neural plate border formation and specification of neural crest tissue.
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