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
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