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Defects in somite formation in lunatic fringe-deficient mice.
Nature - 23 Jul 1998
Zhang N, Gridley T
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Segmentation in vertebrates first arises when the unsegmented paraxial mesoderm subdivides to form paired epithelial spheres called somites. The Notch signalling pathway is important in regulating the formation and anterior-posterior patterning of the vertebrate somite. One component of the Notch signalling pathway in Drosophila is the fringe gene, which encodes a secreted signalling molecule required for...
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