Mechanism of Xenopus cranial neural crest cell migration.

TitleMechanism of Xenopus cranial neural crest cell migration.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsAlfandari, D, Cousin, H, Marsden, M
JournalCell adhesion & migration
Volume4
Issue4
Pagination553-60
Date Published2010 Oct-Dec
KeywordsAnimals, Cell Adhesion, Cell Movement, Central Nervous System, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Head, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Membrane Proteins, Models, Biological, Neural Crest, Signal Transduction, Wnt Proteins, Xenopus laevis
AbstractThis review focuses on recent advances in the field of cranial neural crest cell migration in Xenopus laevis with specific emphasis on cell adhesion and the regulation of cell migration. Our goal is to combine the understanding of cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix with the regulation of cell-cell adhesion and the involvement of the planar cell polarity signaling-pathway in guiding the migration of cranial neural crest cells during embryogenesis.
Alternate JournalCell Adh Migr