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SUBMITTER: Poon J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6706577 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Poon Jessica J Fries Annaliese A Wessel Gary M GM Yajima Mamiko M
Nature communications 20190822 1
Evolution is proposed to result, in part, from acquisition of new developmental programs. One such example is the appearance of the micromeres in a sea urchin that form by an asymmetric cell division at the 4<sup>th</sup> embryonic cleavage and function as a major signaling center in the embryo. Micromeres are not present in other echinoderms and thus are considered as a derived feature, yet its acquisition mechanism is unknown. Here, we report that the polarity factor AGS and its associated pr ...[more]