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ArticleNature genetics2018

Cilia-driven cerebrospinal fluid flow directs expression of urotensin neuropeptides to straighten the vertebrate body axis.

Xiaoli Zhang, Shuo Jia, Zhe Chen, Yan Ling Chong, Haibo Xie, Dong Feng, Xiaotong Wu, Don Zhu Song, Sudipto Roy, Chengtian Zhao

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Article in Nature genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers.

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74citing papers in PubMed
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 147 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoli Zhang *Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Shuo Jia *Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Zhe ChenInstitute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Yan Ling ChongInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore, Singapore.
Haibo XieInstitute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Dong FengInstitute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Xiaotong WuLaboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Don Zhu SongInstitute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Sudipto RoyInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore, Singapore.
Chengtian ZhaoInstitute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China. chengtian_zhao@ouc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1236-914X
Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology · CNOcean University of China · CNCenter for Life Sciences · CNInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Straightening of the body axis is a major morphogenetic event that produces the typical head-to-tail shape of the vertebrate embryo. Defects in axial straightening can lead to debilitating disorders such as idiopathic scoliosis, characterized by three-dimensional curvatures of the spine

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AnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBody PatterningCerebrospinal FluidCiliaEmbryo, NonmammalianGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMorphogenesisNeuropeptidesSignal TransductionSpinal CordUrotensinsVertebratesZebrafishNeuropeptidesUrotensins

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PMID30420648
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