..., the functional interaction between these adjacent tissues remains largely unclear. Here, we report that pharyngeal pouches are essential for PAA progenitor specification in zebrafish embryos. We reveal that the segmentation of pharyngeal pouches coincides spatiotemporally with the emergence of PAA progenitor...

... congenital heart disease in man ( Bodmer and Frasch, 2010 ). Thus, understanding mechanisms of cardiogenesis in Drosophila can inform and guide similar analyses in vertebrate species, including human. Machine learning Gene regulation Transcription factors Progenitor specification Cell...