THE COMMUNITY EFFECT, DORSALIZATION AND MESODERM INDUCTION

被引:29
作者
GURDON, JB [1 ]
KATO, K [1 ]
LEMAIRE, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, WELLCOME CRC INST, CAMBRIDGE CB2 1QR, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0959-437X(93)90104-W
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The community effect is an interaction among muscle progenitor cells of amphibian gastrula, and is necessary for the initiation of muscle-specific gene expression. Dorsalization provides a signal that can convert ventral mesoderm cells to a muscle fate. Neither process involves mesoderm-inducing molecules. We suggest that the developmental significance of the community effect is to generate homogeneous but clearly demarcated groups of cells from progenitor cells arranged in a continuous gradient of developmental potential.
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