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Morphogenesis: Shroom in to Close the Neural Tube

2004; Elsevier BV; Volume: 14; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.cub.2004.01.043

1879-0445

Paul Martin,

Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation

A novel actin-binding protein, Shroom, localises to precisely those cells that will constrict during cranial neural tube closure and appears pivotal in regulating the apical constrictions that drive epithelial foldings in vertebrate embryos.