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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Volume 53, Issue 8-10, Pages 1399-1407Publisher
UNIV BASQUE COUNTRY UPV-EHU PRESS
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.072297jb
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Cerberus; nodal; gastrulation; body axis; embryogenesis
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- C.R.U.P
- F.C.T.
- IGC/Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian
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One fundamental aspect of vertebrate embryonic development is the formation of the body plan. For this process, asymmetries have to be generated during early stages of development along the three main body axes: Anterior-Posterior, Dorso-Ventral and Left-Right. We have been studying the role of a novel class of molecules,the Cerberus/Dan gene family. These are dedicated secreted antagonists of three major signaling pathways: Nodal, BMP and Wnt. Our studies contribute to the current view that the fine tuning of signaling is controlled by a set of inhibitory molecules rather than by activators. In this context, the Cerberus-like molecules emerge as key players in the regulation and generation of asymmetries in the early vertebrate embryo.
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