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Systems biology derived source-sink mechanism of BMP gradient formation.
eLife - 9 Aug 2017
Zinski Joseph, Bu Ye, Wang Xu, Dou Wei, Umulis David, Mullins Mary C
Abstract excerpt
A morphogen gradient of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) signaling patterns the dorsoventral embryonic axis of vertebrates and invertebrates. The prevailing view in vertebrates for BMP gradient formation is through a counter-gradient of BMP antagonists, often along with ligand shuttling to generate peak signaling levels. To delineate the mechanism in zebrafish, we precisely quantified the BMP activity gradient in...
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