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Bidirectional signaling mediated by ephrin-B2 and EphB2 controls urorectal development.
Developmental biology - 15 Jul 2004
Dravis Christopher, Yokoyama Nobuhiko, Chumley Michael J, Cowan Chad A, Silvany Robert E, Shay Jennifer, Baker Linda A, Henkemeyer Mark
Abstract excerpt
Incomplete urethral tubularization (hypospadias) and anorectal abnormalities are two common and poorly understood birth defects that affect the extreme caudal midline of the human embryo. We now show that cell surface molecules essential for proper axon pathfinding in the developing nervous system, namely ephrin-B2 and the ephrin receptors EphB2 and EphB3, also play major roles in cell adhesion events that...
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