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SUBMITTER: Mourabit S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3907431 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mourabit Sulayman S Moles Michael W MW Smith Emma E van Aerle Ronny R Kudoh Tetsuhiro T
PloS one 20140130 1
Bone morphogenetic proteins (Bmp) are major players in the formation of the vertebrate body plan due to their crucial role in patterning of the dorsal-ventral (DV) axis. Despite the highly conserved nature of Bmp signalling in vertebrates, the consequences of changing this pathway can be species-specific. Here, we report that Bmp plays an important role in epiboly, yolk syncytial layer (YSL) movements, and anterior-posterior (AP) axis formation in embryos of the self-fertilizing mangrove killifi ...[more]