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WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 2, Issue 6, Pages 734-741Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.96
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- NIH [GM083997, CA128660]
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- David & Lucile Packard Foundation
- Burroughs Welcome Fund
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Invertebrates and vertebrates use branching morphogenesis to build epithelial trees to maximize the surface area of organs within a given volume. Several molecular regulators of branching have recently been discovered, a number of which are conserved across different organs and species. Signals that control branching at the cellular and tissue levels are also starting to emerge, and are rapidly unveiling the physical nature of branch development. Here we discuss the molecular, cellular, and physical processes that govern branch formation, and highlight the major outstanding questions in the field. (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WIREs Syst Biol Med 2010 2 734-741
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