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The role of tolloid/mini fin in dorsoventral pattern formation of the zebrafish embryo.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 1999
Connors S A, Trout J, Ekker M, Mullins M C
Abstract excerpt
A highly conserved TGF-&bgr; signaling pathway is involved in the establishment of the dorsoventral axis of the vertebrate embryo. Specifically, Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (Bmps) pattern ventral tissues of the embryo while inhibitors of Bmps, such as Chordin, Noggin and Follistatin, are implicated in dorsal mesodermal and neural development. We investigated the role of Tolloid, a metalloprotease that can cleave...
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