Establishing neural crest identity: a gene regulatory recipe

M Simões-Costa, ME Bronner - Development, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
The neural crest is a stem/progenitor cell population that contributes to a wide variety of
derivatives, including sensory and autonomic ganglia, cartilage and bone of the face and …

A gene regulatory network orchestrates neural crest formation

T Sauka-Spengler, M Bronner-Fraser - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2008 - nature.com
The neural crest is a multipotent, migratory cell population that is unique to vertebrate
embryos and gives rise to many derivatives, ranging from the peripheral nervous system to …

A modular platform for differentiation of human PSCs into all major ectodermal lineages

J Tchieu, B Zimmer, F Fattahi, S Amin, N Zeltner… - Cell stem cell, 2017 - cell.com
Directing the fate of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) into different lineages requires
variable starting conditions and components with undefined activities, introducing …

The mesenchymal cell, its role in the embryo, and the remarkable signaling mechanisms that create it

ED Hay - Developmental dynamics: an official publication of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
This review centers on the role of the mesenchymal cell in development. The creation of this
cell is a remarkable process, one where a tightly knit, impervious epithelium suddenly …

Metastatic potential of melanomas defined by specific gene expression profiles with no BRAF signature

KS Hoek, NC Schlegel, P Brafford, A Sucker… - Pigment cell …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The molecular biology of metastatic potential in melanoma has been studied many times
previously and changes in the expression of many genes have been linked to metastatic …

Neural crest development is regulated by the transcription factor Sox9

M Cheung, J Briscoe - 2003 - journals.biologists.com
The neural crest is a transient migratory population of stem cells derived from the dorsal
neural folds at the border between neural and non-neural ectoderm. Following induction …

The AP-2 family of transcription factors

D Eckert, S Buhl, S Weber, R Jäger, H Schorle - Genome biology, 2005 - Springer
The AP-2 family of transcription factors consists of five different proteins in humans and mice:
AP-2α, AP-2β, AP-2γ, AP-2δ and AP-2ε. Frogs and fish have known orthologs of some but …

Regulatory logic underlying diversification of the neural crest

ML Martik, ME Bronner - Trends in Genetics, 2017 - cell.com
The neural crest is a transient, multipotent population of cells that arises at the border of the
developing nervous system. After closure of the neural tube, these cells undergo an …

Gene-regulatory interactions in neural crest evolution and development

D Meulemans, M Bronner-Fraser - Developmental cell, 2004 - cell.com
In this review, we outline the gene-regulatory interactions driving neural crest development
and compare these to a hypothetical network operating in the embryonic ectoderm of the …

A pair of Sox: distinct and overlapping functions of zebrafish sox9 co-orthologs in craniofacial and pectoral fin development

YL Yan, J Willoughby, D Liu, JG Crump, C Wilson… - 2005 - journals.biologists.com
Understanding how developmental systems evolve after genome amplification is important
for discerning the origins of vertebrate novelties, including neural crest, placodes, cartilage …