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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Megan Rowton
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-47905 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists 20130930 11
<h4>Background</h4>Dynamic alterations in cell shape, migration, and adhesion play a central role in tissue morphogenesis during embryonic development and congenital disease. The mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition that occurs during vertebrate somitogenesis is required for proper patterning of the axial musculoskeletal system. Somitic MET is initiated in the presomitic mesoderm by PARAXIS-dependent changes in cell adhesion, cell polarity, and the composition of the extracellular matrix. Howeve ...[more]