Abstract
Substantial progress has been made in defining the regulatory factors involved in generating multipotent neural crest cells at the neural plate border of vertebrate embryos, controlling the onset of their migratory behavior, and directing their differentiation into one of a diverse array of derivatives. Growing evidence suggests that these factors function as a complex network, in some cases displaying overlapping functions and cross-regulatory interactions. Mechanisms are emerging for how some of these regulatory components are controlled post-translationally and the extent to which their activities are conserved across species.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 326-331 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Genetics and Development |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2007 |
Funding
We apologize to colleagues whose work could not be cited due to space constraints, and acknowledge members of the lab for helpful discussions. KT is supported by F31DC007790. This work was supported by RO1CA11405, ACS RSG107296, and a Scholar Award from the GM Cancer Research Foundation to CL.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Developmental Biology