Resum
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 original | Anglès |
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Pàgines (de-a) | 445-453 |
Nombre de pàgines | 9 |
Revista | Current Opinion in Genetics and Development |
Volum | 23 |
Número | 4 |
DOIs | |
Estat de la publicació | Publicada - d’ag. 2013 |
Publicat externament | Sí |