ATP4a Is Required for Wnt-Dependent Foxj1 Expression and Leftward Flow in Xenopus Left-Right Development

Most vertebrate embryos break symmetry by a cilia-driven leftward flow during neurulation. In the frog Xenopus asymmetric expression of the ion pump ATP4a was reported at the 4-cell stage. The “ion-flux” model postulates that symmetry is broken flow-independently through an ATP4-generated asymmetri...

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Main Authors: Peter Walentek, Tina Beyer, Thomas Thumberger, Axel Schweickert, Martin Blum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124712000903