2003
Two Populations of Node Monocilia Initiate Left-Right Asymmetry in the Mouse
McGrath J, Somlo S, Makova S, Tian X, Brueckner M. Two Populations of Node Monocilia Initiate Left-Right Asymmetry in the Mouse. Cell 2003, 114: 61-73. PMID: 12859898, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00511-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Conserved function for embryonic nodal cilia
Essner JJ, Vogan KJ, Wagner MK, Tabin CJ, Yost HJ, Brueckner M. Conserved function for embryonic nodal cilia. Nature 2002, 418: 37-38. PMID: 12097899, DOI: 10.1038/418037a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate body plan
2001
Cilia propel the embryo in the right direction
Brueckner M. Cilia propel the embryo in the right direction. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 2001, 101: 339-344. PMID: 11471157, DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20010715)101:4<339::aid-ajmg1442>3.0.co;2-p.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Molecular motors: the driving force behind mammalian left–right development
Supp D, Potter S, Brueckner M, Supp D, Potter S, Brueckner M. Molecular motors: the driving force behind mammalian left–right development. Trends In Cell Biology 2000, 10: 41-45. PMID: 10652513, DOI: 10.1016/s0962-8924(99)01701-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly vertebrate developmentMitotic spindle movementsLarge protein complexesLeft-right developmentLeft-right axisEmbryonic patterningVertebrate developmentProtein complexesCellular processesMicrotubule cytoskeletonVesicular transportSpindle movementsATP hydrolysisMolecular motorsDirectional movementCiliary beatingUnique roleCytoskeletonKinesinPatterningComplexesHydrolysisOf mice and men: Dissecting the genetic pathway that controls left‐right asymmetry in mice and humans
Schneider H, Brueckner M. Of mice and men: Dissecting the genetic pathway that controls left‐right asymmetry in mice and humans. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 2000, 97: 258-270. PMID: 11376437, DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(200024)97:4<258::aid-ajmg1276>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleAnimalsBody PatterningCiliaDyneinsEctodermEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentEndodermFetal ProteinsGastrulaGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenesGenes, HomeoboxGenes, LethalHomeodomain ProteinsHumansKinesinsMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMutationNotochordPhenotypeSpecies SpecificityTranscription FactorsConceptsLeft-right asymmetrySpontaneous mouse mutationGenetic pathwaysHuman homologueMouse mutationNode monociliaHuman mutationsHuman phenotypesFinal phenotypeOrchestrated mannerPathways resultsMouse phenotypeGenesLaterality determinationMutationsPhenotypeModel systemDifferent stepsMonociliaHomologuesCombination of analysisMicePathwayHuman developmentInitial asymmetry
1999
Targeted deletion of the ATP binding domain of left-right dynein confirms its role in specifying development of left-right asymmetries
Supp D, Brueckner M, Kuehn M, Witte D, Lowe L, McGrath J, Corrales J, Potter S. Targeted deletion of the ATP binding domain of left-right dynein confirms its role in specifying development of left-right asymmetries. Development 1999, 126: 5495-5504. PMID: 10556073, PMCID: PMC1797880, DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.23.5495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAxonemal DyneinsBinding SitesBody PatterningCatalytic DomainCiliaCloning, MolecularDyneinsFunctional LateralityGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHeadMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMolecular Sequence DataMutationNervous SystemSequence AnalysisSequence DeletionConceptsLeft-right dyneinLeft-right developmentLeft-right asymmetryEmbryonic day 8.0Microtubule-based motor proteinsAsymmetric expression patternLevel of sequenceComplete coding sequenceEmbryonic day 7.5Single amino acid differenceLeft-right specificationAmino acid differencesLeft-right axisLgl mutantsATP bindingConserved positionDay 8.0Inversus viscerum (iv) mouseCoding sequenceMotor proteinsDorsoventral axesExpression patternsGerm layersAcid differencesGenes
1998
Handed asymmetry in the mouse: Understanding how things go right (or left) by studying how they go wrong
Supp D, Brueckner M, Potter S. Handed asymmetry in the mouse: Understanding how things go right (or left) by studying how they go wrong. Seminars In Cell And Developmental Biology 1998, 9: 77-87. PMID: 9572117, DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1997.0186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere morphological defectsAnalysis of genesAsymmetric expression patternLeft/right axisRight patterningGenetic pathwaysMouse mutationExpression patternsMorphological defectsDevelopmental asymmetryVertebratesImportance of regulationMutant micePattern formationRight axisGenesMutationsRegulationPathwayPatterningMiceDisruption
1997
Mutation of an axonemal dynein affects left–right asymmetry in inversus viscerum mice
Supp D, Witte D, Potter S, Brueckner M. Mutation of an axonemal dynein affects left–right asymmetry in inversus viscerum mice. Nature 1997, 389: 963-966. PMID: 9353118, PMCID: PMC1800588, DOI: 10.1038/40140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxonemal dynein heavy chain geneDynein heavy chain geneAsymmetric expression patternMicrotubule-based motorsEmbryonic day 7.5Vertebrate patterningLeft-right axisGenetic hierarchyLeft-right asymmetryEarly molecular mechanismsPositional cloningHeavy chain geneInversus viscerum (iv) mouseGene productsVisceral asymmetryAxonemal dyneinsSymmetrical embryosExpression patternsMolecular mechanismsLR determinationMolecular levelDay 7.5EmbryosLateralization defectsDynein