Chapter title |
Asymmetric Localization and Distribution of Factors Determining Cell Fate During Early Development of Xenopus laevis.
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Chapter number | 10 |
Book title |
Asymmetric Cell Division in Development, Differentiation and Cancer
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Published in |
Results and problems in cell differentiation, April 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-53150-2_10 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-953149-6, 978-3-31-953150-2
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Authors |
Sindelka, Radek, Sidova, Monika, Abaffy, Pavel, Kubista, Mikael, Radek Sindelka, Monika Sidova, Pavel Abaffy, Mikael Kubista |
Editors |
Jean-Pierre Tassan, Jacek Z. Kubiak |
Abstract |
Asymmetric division is a property of eukaryotic cells that is fundamental to the formation of higher life forms. Despite its importance, the mechanism behind it remains elusive. Asymmetry in the cell is induced by polarization of cell fate determinants that become unevenly distributed among progeny cells. So far dozens of determinants have been identified. Xenopus laevis is an ideal system to study asymmetric cell division during early development, because of the huge size of its oocytes and early-stage blastomeres. Here, we present the current knowledge about localization and distribution of cell fate determinants along the three body axes: animal-vegetal, dorsal-ventral, and left-right. Uneven distribution of cell fate determinants during early development specifies the formation of the embryonic body plan. |
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