1: Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2005 Dec;16(6):642-6. Epub 2005 Jul 21. 

Early steps in neural crest specification.

Barembaum M, Bronner-Fraser M.

Division of Biology 139-74, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
91125, USA.

The neural crest is a multipotent cell population that arise at the border of
the neural plate and non-neural ectoderm. Studies conducted in a number of model
organisms including chickens, frogs, zebrafish and mice have been instrumental
in elucidating this molecular mechanisms underlying neural crest formation.
Signaling molecules of the Wnt, BMP, and FGF families and their downstream
effectors have been shown to mediate neural crest induction. Transcription
factors including members of the Snail and SoxE gene families as well as FoxD3,
c-Myc and others have been implicated in specification of the neural crest.
These studies represent an important step in understanding the regulatory
interactions involved in generating this complex and interesting cell type.

PMID: 16039882 [PubMed - in process]


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2: Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso. 2005 May;50(6 Suppl):684-91. 

[Regulatory mechanisms for neural crest formation]

[Article in Japanese]

Sakai D, Wakamatsu Y.

dsakai@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp

Publication Types:
    Review
    Review, Tutorial

PMID: 15926500 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


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