Patterning of the Dorsal-Ventral Axis in Echinoderms: Insights into the Evolution of the BMP-Chordin Signaling Network

Deciphering the process of dorsal-ventral patterning in the sea urchin reveals an extreme case of BMP translocation and an unusual configuration of the BMP-Chordin axis in echinoderms.

• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  PLoS Biology

• Publication date

  2009-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000248PMID 19956794PMCID 2772021
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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