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SUBMITTER: van Eekelen M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3335823 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Eekelen Mark M Runtuwene Vincent V Masselink Wouter W den Hertog Jeroen J
PloS one 20120424 4
Various signaling pathways regulate shaping of the main body axis during early vertebrate development. Here, we focused on the role of protein-tyrosine phosphatase signaling in convergence and extension cell movements. We identified Ptpn20 as a structural paralogue of PTP-BL and both phosphatases were required for normal gastrulation cell movements. Interestingly, knockdowns of PTP-BL and Ptpn20 evoked similar developmental defects as knockdown of RPTPα and PTPε. Co-knockdown of RPTPα and PTP-BL ...[more]