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American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science, 6293(352), p. 1570-1573, 2016

DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf2729

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Reprogramming of avian neural crest axial identity and cell fate

Journal article published in 2016 by M. Simoes-Costa, M. E. Bronner ORCID
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Abstract

Versatile embryonic neural crest cells Neural crest cells wander far and wide through the developing vertebrate embryo to build tissues such as the jaw and peripheral nerves. Simoes-Costa et al. show, studying chick embryos, that not all neural crest cells are alike. The expression of a handful of transcription factors identifies cranial neural crest cells as distinct from trunk neural crest cells. Ectopic expression of some of these factors caused trunk neural crest cells to function as cranial neural crest cells. Thus, embryonic neural crest cells carry subspecialties that are defined but malleable. Science , this issue p. 1570