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Chongmague reveals an essential role for laminin-mediated boundary formation in chordate convergence and extension movements.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 2008
Veeman Michael T, Nakatani Yuki, Hendrickson Carolyn, Ericson Vivian, Lin Clarissa, Smith William C
Abstract excerpt
Although cell intercalation driven by non-canonical Wnt/planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway-dependent mediolateral cell polarity is important for notochord morphogenesis, it is likely that multiple mechanisms shape the notochord as it converges and extends. Here we show that the recessive short-tailed Ciona savignyi mutation chongmague (chm) has a novel defect in the formation of a morphological boundary around...
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