Article
Gene Regulatory and Expression Differences between Mouse and Pig Limb Buds Provide Insights into the Evolutionary Emergence of Artiodactyl Traits.
Cell reports - 7 Apr 2020
Tissières Virginie, Geier Florian, Kessler Barbara, Wolf Eckhard, Zeller Rolf, Lopez-Rios Javier
Abstract excerpt
Digit loss/reductions are evolutionary adaptations in cursorial mammals such as pigs. To gain mechanistic insight into these processes, we performed a comparative molecular analysis of limb development in mouse and pig embryos, which revealed a loss of anterior-posterior polarity during distal progression of pig limb bud development. These alterations in pig limb buds are paralleled by changes in the mesenchymal...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
