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Planar cell polarity in the inner ear.
Current topics in developmental biology - 1 Jan 2012
May-Simera Helen, Kelley Matthew W
Abstract excerpt
The inner ears of vertebrates represent one of the most striking examples of planar cell polarity (PCP). Populations of directionally sensitive mechanosensory hair cells develop actin-based stereociliary bundles that are uniformly oriented. Analysis of perturbations in bundle polarity in mice with mutations in Vangl2 formed the basis for the initial demonstration of conservation of the PCP signaling pathway in...
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