Nodal: Master And Commander Of The Dorsal-Ventral And Left-Right Axes In The Sea Urchin Embryo

M. Dolores Molina, Noémie de Crozé, Emmanuel Haillot, Thierry Lepage

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Recent studies suggest that specification of the dorsal-ventral and left-right axes of the sea urchin embryo relies on Nodal-expressing signalling centres located in the ventral ectoderm and in the archenteron that share striking similarities with vertebrate organising centres. Nodal and its downstream target BMP2/4 pattern all three germ layers along the dorsal-ventral axis, repress neural fates and control morphogenesis of the larva. Moreover, Nodal establishes left-right asymmetry by repressing formation of the adult rudiment and inhibiting germline cells differentiation on the right side, while BMP2/4 promotes expression of mesodermal genes on the left side. These findings provide a framework for future studies and raise new questions regarding the events upstream and downstream of Nodal and BMP signalling during axis formation.

Idioma originalAnglès
Pàgines (de-a)445-453
Nombre de pàgines9
RevistaCurrent Opinion in Genetics and Development
Volum23
Número4
DOIs
Estat de la publicacióPublicada - d’ag. 2013
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