embryonic axis specification

mRNA localization and localized translation is a common mechanism that contributes to cell polarity and cellular asymmetry. In… Expand

In naturally fertilized embryos of various organisms, the spermatozoon provides a localized cue to initiate early embryonic… Expand

Drosophila embryonic dorsal-ventral polarity is defined by a maternally encoded signal transduction pathway. Gastrulation… Expand

The genetic mechanisms that control the establishment of early polarities and their link with embryonic axis specification and… Expand

See related article, pages 902–909 Atrial fibrillation (AF), a common adult cardiac arrhythmia, involves abnormal atrial… Expand

Drosophila repeat-associated small interfering RNAs (rasiRNAs) have been implicated in retrotransposon and stellate locus… Expand

Polarization of the microtubule cytoskeleton during early oogenesis is required to specify the posterior of the Drosophila oocyte… Expand

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are members of a class of ancient, highly conserved signalling molecules that play major roles… Expand

Determination of the body pattern in Xenopus embryos is known to involve at least six steps. One of these steps can be… Expand

The amphibian egg undergoes a rotation of its subcortical cytoplasm relative to its surface during the first cell cycle. Nile… Expand