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PAPC and the Wnt5a/Ror2 pathway control the invagination of the otic placode in Xenopus.
BMC developmental biology - 10 Jun 2011
Jung Barbara, Köhler Almut, Schambony Alexandra, Wedlich Doris
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BACKGROUND: Paraxial protocadherin (PAPC) plays a crucial role in morphogenetic movements during gastrulation and somitogenesis in mouse, zebrafish and Xenopus. PAPC influences cell-cell adhesion mediated by C-Cadherin. A putative direct adhesion activity of PAPC is discussed. PAPC also promotes cell elongation, tissue separation and coordinates cell mass movements. In these processes the signaling function of...
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