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ArticleeLife2023

A gene regulatory network for neural induction.

Katherine E Trevers, Hui-Chun Lu, Youwen Yang, Alexandre P Thiery, Anna C Strobl, Claire Anderson, Božena Pálinkášová, Nidia M M de Oliveira, Irene M de Almeida, Mohsin A F Khan and 5 more

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Article in eLife, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Molecular basis of competence for neural induction in the chick embryo.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  5. Pluripotent cell states and fates in human embryo models.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2025
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  6. The organizer as a cooperative of signaling cells for neural induction.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Katherine E Trevers *Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Hui-Chun Lu *Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Youwen Yang *Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Alexandre P Thiery *Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Anna C StroblDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Claire AndersonDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Božena PálinkášováDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Nidia M M de OliveiraDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Irene M de AlmeidaDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Mohsin A F KhanDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Natalia MoncautDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Nicholas M LuscombeThe Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom.
Leslie DaleDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Andrea StreitCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-7664-7917
Claudio D SternDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9907-889X
University College London · GBKing's College London · GBThe Francis Crick Institute · GB

Funding

EARLY EVENTS IN NEURAL AND HOMEOGENETIC INDUCTIONR01MH060156 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON · PI STERN, CLAUDIO D · 1999 to 2005
$867k
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/K006207/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/K007742/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/R003432/1Cancer Research UK FC010110Cancer Research UK MICR_CORE_GEMM_2324Medical Research Council FC010110Medical Research Council G0400559NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH060156NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH60156Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 063988Wellcome Trust FC010110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During early vertebrate development, signals from a special region of the embryo, the organizer, can redirect the fate of non-neural ectoderm cells to form a complete, patterned nervous system. This is called neural induction and has generally been imagined as a single signalling event, causing a switch of fate. Here, we undertake a comprehensive analysis, in very fine time course, of the events following exposure of competent ectoderm of the chick to the organizer (the tip of the primitive streak, Hensen's node). Using transcriptomics and epigenomics we generate a gene regulatory network comprising 175 transcriptional regulators and 5614 predicted interactions between them, with fine temporal dynamics from initial exposure to the signals to expression of mature neural plate markers. Using in situ hybridization, single-cell RNA-sequencing, and reporter assays, we show that the gene regulatory hierarchy of responses to a grafted organizer closely resembles the events of normal neural plate development. The study is accompanied by an extensive resource, including information about conservation of the predicted enhancers in other vertebrates.

Indexed as

Gene Regulatory NetworksNervous SystemAnimalsChickensEmbryonic DevelopmentOrganizers, EmbryonicVertebratescell fate determinationchickendevelopmental biologyembryonic inductiongene regulatory networkneural inductionneurulationorganizer

Identifiers

PMID36867045
PMCPMC10038663
OpenAlexW4323037005

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