Body Patterning
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Intra-axonal patterning: intrinsic compartmentalization of the axonal membrane in Drosophila neurons.

27 Oct 2009 In the developing nervous system, distribution of membrane molecules, particularly axon guidance receptors, is often restricted to specific segments of axons. Such localization of membrane molecules can be important for the formation and function of ... Read more...

The development of the thalamic motor learning area is regulated by Fgf8 expression.

19 Oct 2009 Habenular nuclei play a key role in the control of motor and cognitive behavior, processing emotion, motivation, and reward values in the brain. Thus, analysis of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the development and evolution of this ... Read more...

Muscle contractions guide rohon-beard peripheral sensory axons.

19 Oct 2009 Multiple molecular cues guide neuronal axons to their targets during development. Previous studies in vitro have shown that mechanical stimulation also can affect axon growth; however, whether mechanical force contributes to axon guidance in vivo is ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Body Patterning'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Intra-axonal patterning: intrinsic compartmentalization of the axonal membrane in Drosophila neurons. 27 Oct 2009
• The development of the thalamic motor learning area is regulated by Fgf8 expression. 19 Oct 2009
• Muscle contractions guide rohon-beard peripheral sensory axons. 19 Oct 2009
• The fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva R206H ACVR1 mutation activates BMP-independent chondrogenesis and zebrafish embryo ventralization. 10 Oct 2009
• Semaphorin 3F is a bifunctional guidance cue for dopaminergic axons and controls their fasciculation, channeling, rostral growth, and intracortical targeting. 5 Oct 2009
• Sonic hedgehog regulates integrin activity, cadherin contacts, and cell polarity to orchestrate neural tube morphogenesis. 5 Oct 2009
• Modulation of neuritogenesis by a protein implicated in X-linked mental retardation. 5 Oct 2009
• The spatial patterning of mouse cone opsin expression is regulated by bone morphogenetic protein signaling through downstream effector COUP-TF nuclear receptors. 5 Oct 2009
• Cdx and Hox genes differentially regulate posterior axial growth in mammalian embryos. 29 Sep 2009
• More than patterning--Hox genes and the control of posterior axial elongation. 29 Sep 2009
• Chemokine signaling guides regional patterning of the first embryonic artery. 29 Sep 2009
• The cell adhesion molecules Echinoid and Friend of Echinoid coordinate cell adhesion and cell signaling to regulate the fidelity of ommatidial rotation in the Drosophila eye. 29 Sep 2009
• The posteriorizing gene Gbx2 is a direct target of Wnt signalling and the earliest factor in neural crest induction. 29 Sep 2009
• Patched 1 is a crucial determinant of asymmetry and digit number in the vertebrate limb. 29 Sep 2009
• The duration of Fgf8 isthmic organizer expression is key to patterning different tectal-isthmo-cerebellum structures. 28 Sep 2009
• Convergent extension movements in growth plate chondrocytes require gpi-anchored cell surface proteins. 15 Sep 2009
• Stepwise maturation of apicobasal polarity of the neuroepithelium is essential for vertebrate neurulation. 14 Sep 2009
• Developmental control of segment numbers in vertebrates. 13 Sep 2009
• The lateral somitic frontier in ontogeny and phylogeny. 13 Sep 2009
• Continuum model of epithelial morphogenesis during Caenorhabditis elegans embryonic elongation. 11 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Body Patterning'

Definition: The processes occurring in early development that direct morphogenesis. They specify the body plan ensuring that cells will proceed to differentiate, grow, and diversify in size and shape at the correct relative positions. Included are axial patterning, segmentation, compartment specification, limb position, organ boundary patterning, blood vessel patterning, etc.

Descriptor UI: D019521

Alternative terms: Body Patterning; Patterning, Body; Body Pattern Specification; Pattern Specification, Body; Specification, Body Pattern; Body Pattern Formation; Pattern Formation, Body; Polarity of Development; Development Polarity; Axial Patterning (Embryology); Patterning, Axial (Embryology); Embryonic Pattern Formation; Embryonic Pattern Formations; Formation, Embryonic Pattern; Pattern Formation, Embryonic; Embryonic Pattern Specification; Pattern Specification, Embryonic; Specification, Embryonic Pattern;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects;

Tree Number: G07.700.320.500.100;

History Note: 97