Article
Mutations affecting somite formation in the Medaka (Oryzias latipes).
Mechanisms of development - 1 Jul 2004
Elmasri Harun, Winkler Christoph, Liedtke Daniel, Sasado Takao, Morinaga Chikako, Suwa Hiroshi, Niwa Katsutoshi, Henrich Thorsten, Hirose Yukihiro, Yasuoka Akihito, Yoda Hiroki, Watanabe Tomomi, Deguchi Tomonori, Iwanami Norihisa, Kunimatsu Sanae, Osakada Masakazu, Loosli Felix, Quiring Rebecca, Carl Matthias, Grabher Clemens, Winkler Sylke, Del Bene Filippo, Wittbrodt Joachim, Abe Keiko, Takahama Yousuke, Takahashi Katsuhito, Katada Toshiaki, Nishina Hiroshi, Kondoh Hisato, Furutani-Seiki Makoto
Abstract excerpt
The metameric structure of the vertebrate trunk is generated by repeated formation of somites from the unsegmented presomitic mesoderm (PSM). We report the initial characterization of nine different mutants affecting segmentation that were isolated in a large-scale mutagenesis screen in Medaka (Oryzias latipes). Four mutants were identified that show a complete or partial absence of somites or somite boundaries....
Topics
- Animals
- Body Patterning
- Mutation
- Oryzias
- Somites