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Wnt/Axin1/beta-catenin signaling regulates asymmetric nodal activation, elaboration, and concordance of CNS asymmetries.
Neuron - 2 Aug 2007
Carl Matthias, Bianco Isaac H, Bajoghli Baubak, Aghaallaei Narges, Czerny Thomas, Wilson Stephen W
Abstract excerpt
Nodal activity in the left lateral plate mesoderm (LPM) is required to activate left-sided Nodal signaling in the epithalamic region of the zebrafish forebrain. Epithalamic Nodal signaling subsequently determines the laterality of neuroanatomical asymmetries. We show that overactivation of Wnt/Axin1/beta-catenin signaling during late gastrulation leads to bilateral epithalamic expression of Nodal pathway genes...
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