Germ layer-specific regulation of cell polarity and adhesion gives insight into the evolution of mesoderm

In triploblastic animals, Par-proteins regulate cell-polarity and adherens junctions of both ectodermal and endodermal epithelia. But, in embryos of the diploblastic cnidarian Nematostella vectensis, Par-proteins are degraded in all cells in the bifunctional gastrodermal epithelium. Using immunohist...

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Main Authors: Miguel Salinas-Saavedra, Amber Q Rock, Mark Q Martindale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-07-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/36740