Evolution of development: diversified dorsoventral patterning

Ethan Bier

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.037

Evolution of development: diversified dorsoventral patterning

Curr Biol. 2011 Aug 9;21(15):R591-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.037.

Author

Ethan Bier¹

Affiliation

¹ Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0349, USA. bier@ucsd.edu

Abstract

Patterning of the dorsoventral axis by graded BMP signaling is conserved in the evolution of animals. However, this system has also proven to be highly adaptable, as is now highlighted by its short-range function in the leech Helobdella.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Body Patterning / physiology*
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / physiology*
Leeches / embryology*

Substances

Bone Morphogenetic Proteins

Grants and funding

R01 GM067247/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States