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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2848544?pdf=render |