Vertebrate segmentation: The clock is linked to Notch signalling

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作者
Jiang, YJ [1 ]
Smithers, L [1 ]
Lewis, J [1 ]
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[1] Imperial Canc Res Fund, Vertebrate Dev Lab, London WC2A 3PX, England
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10.1016/S0960-9822(07)00547-7
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The periodic formation of somites during vertebrate segmentation has been suggested to involve a molecular 'segmentation clock'. Recent observations of cyclic Lunatic fringe expression in chick and mouse embryos link the segmentation clock to Delta-Notch signalling.
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