Somitogenesis clock-wave initiation requires differential decay and multiple binding sites for clock protein.

Somitogenesis is a process common to all vertebrate embryos in which repeated blocks of cells arise from the presomitic mesoderm (PSM) to lay a foundational pattern for trunk and tail development. Somites form in the wake of passing waves of periodic gene expression that originate in the tailbud and...

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Main Authors: Mark Campanelli, Tomás Gedeon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2848544?pdf=render