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ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2016

Nodal signalling and asymmetry of the nervous system.

Iskra A Signore, Karina Palma, Miguel L Concha

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Review in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Left-right asymmetric expression of theFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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  4. Molecular and cellular basis of left-right asymmetry in vertebrates.Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences · 2020
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  6. Development and connectivity of the habenular nuclei.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2018
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  9. Introduction to provocative questions in left-right asymmetry.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Iskra A SignoreAnatomy and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, PO Box 70031, Santiago, Chile.
Karina PalmaAnatomy and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, PO Box 70031, Santiago, Chile.
Miguel L ConchaAnatomy and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, PO Box 70031, Santiago, Chile mconcha@med.uchile.cl.ORCID 0000-0003-3353-9398

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of Nodal signalling in nervous system asymmetry is still poorly understood. Here, we review and discuss how asymmetric Nodal signalling controls the ontogeny of nervous system asymmetry using a comparative developmental perspective. A detailed analysis of asymmetry in ascidians and fishes reveals a critical context-dependency of Nodal function and emphasizes that bilaterally paired and midline-unpaired structures/organs behave as different entities. We propose a conceptual framework to dissect the developmental function of Nodal as asymmetry inducer and laterality modulator in the nervous system, which can be used to study other types of body and visceral organ asymmetries. Using insights from developmental biology, we also present novel evolutionary hypotheses on how Nodal led the evolution of directional asymmetry in the brain, with a particular focus on the epithalamus. We intend this paper to provide a synthesis on how Nodal signalling controls left-right asymmetry of the nervous system.This article is part of the themed issue 'Provocative questions in left-right asymmetry'.

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Body PatterningGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalSignal TransductionAnimalsInvertebratesNodal ProteinVertebratesNodal Proteinasymmetrycontext-dependencyepithalamusevo-devonervous systemNodal

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PMID27821531
PMCPMC5104501

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