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Non-cell-autonomous role for Cripto in axial midline formation during vertebrate embryogenesis.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 2005
Chu Jianhua, Ding Jixiang, Jeays-Ward Katherine, Price Sandy M, Placzek Marysia, Shen Michael M
Abstract excerpt
Several membrane-associated proteins are known to modulate the activity and range of potent morphogenetic signals during development. In particular, members of the EGF-CFC family encode glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked proteins that are essential for activity of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) ligand Nodal, a factor that plays a central role in establishing the vertebrate body plan....
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