Molecular regionalization of the developing amphioxus neural tube challenges major partitions of the vertebrate brain.

All vertebrate brains develop following a common Bauplan defined by anteroposterior (AP) and dorsoventral (DV) subdivisions, characterized by largely conserved differential expression of gene markers. However, it is still unclear how this Bauplan originated during evolution. We studied the relative...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Albuixech-Crespo, Laura López-Blanch, Demian Burguera, Ignacio Maeso, Luisa Sánchez-Arrones, Juan Antonio Moreno-Bravo, Ildiko Somorjai, Juan Pascual-Anaya, Eduardo Puelles, Paola Bovolenta, Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez, Luis Puelles, Manuel Irimia, José Luis Ferran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2001573