Wnt11b is involved in cilia-mediated symmetry breakage during Xenopus left-right development.

Breakage of bilateral symmetry in amphibian embryos depends on the development of a ciliated epithelium at the gastrocoel roof during early neurulation. Motile cilia at the gastrocoel roof plate (GRP) give rise to leftward flow of extracellular fluids. Flow is required for asymmetric gene expression...

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Main Authors: Peter Walentek, Isabelle Schneider, Axel Schweickert, Martin Blum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3772795?pdf=render