2016
A Sawtooth Pattern of Cadherin 2 Stability Mechanically Regulates Somite Morphogenesis
McMillen P, Chatti V, Jülich D, Holley SA. A Sawtooth Pattern of Cadherin 2 Stability Mechanically Regulates Somite Morphogenesis. Current Biology 2016, 26: 542-549. PMID: 26853361, PMCID: PMC4822709, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsECM assemblyGenetic mosaicsPosterior somitesDifferential cadherin expressionExtracellular matrixCell-ECM adhesionFN matrix assemblyBoundary formationVertebrate gastrulationSomite boundariesSomite morphogenesisCytoskeletal contractilityParaxial mesodermEmbryonic precursorsCDH activityMatrix assemblyCadherin expressionCDH2SomitesTissue boundariesIntegrin α5SomitogenesisCell sortingCell aggregatesAssembly
2000
Control of her1 expression during zebrafish somitogenesis by a Delta-dependent oscillator and an independent wave-front activity
Holley S, Geisler R, Nüsslein-Volhard C. Control of her1 expression during zebrafish somitogenesis by a Delta-dependent oscillator and an independent wave-front activity. Genes & Development 2000, 14: 1678-1690. PMID: 10887161, PMCID: PMC316735, DOI: 10.1101/gad.14.13.1678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior presomitic mesodermPresomitic mesodermGene expressionNotch pathwayHER1 expressionZebrafish genesZebrafish somitogenesisEmbryos mutantSomite morphogenesisMolecular clockExpression patternsExpression de novoExpression oscillatesNotch ligandsPathway upstreamSomitogenesisBorder formationConsecutive somitesDe novoSomitesExpressionWave-front modelPathwayClockHER1
1999
8 Somitogenesis in Zebrafish
Holley S, Nüsslein-Volhard C. 8 Somitogenesis in Zebrafish. Current Topics In Developmental Biology 1999, 47: 247-277. PMID: 10595307, DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2153(08)60727-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomite segmentationSegment polarity genesSpecific muscle typesExtension of axonsPolarity genesNotochord formationDanio rerioSomite developmentGenetic analysisMedial somiteMutantsSomitesGenesEmbryological studiesPrimary motoneuronsSomitogenesisSlow muscle fibersZebrafishNotochordMuscle typesDevelopment of motoneuronsDifferentiationMorphological transitionDrosophilaRerio