Article
Development of the lip and palate: FGF signalling.
Frontiers of oral biology - 1 Jan 2012
Stanier Philip, Pauws Erwin
Abstract excerpt
The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signalling pathway is critically involved in several aspects of craniofacial development, including formation of the lip and the palate. FGF receptors are activated by extracellular FGF ligands in order to regulate cellular processes such as migration and morphogenesis through instruction of specific target gene expression. A key factor in the development of orofacial structures...
Topics
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- Embryonic Development
- Fibroblast Growth Factors
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Humans
- Lip
- Mutation
- Palate
- Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor
- Signal Transduction
