...Valeria Trapani; Paolo Bonaldo; Diana Corallo ABSTRACT The notochord is a midline structure common to all chordate animals; it provides mechanical and signaling cues for the developing embryo. In vertebrates, the notochord plays key functions during embryogenesis, being a source of developmental...

.... * Author for correspondence ( and2015@med.cornell.edu ) 9 4 2010 © 2010. 2010 Ciona intestinalis Ascidian Brachyury Tbx6 Collagen Macho Muscle Notochord T-box Transcription Ascidians, or tunicates, provide an essential genetic and evolutionary reference for studies...

... organs of the lateral line, the neuromasts and in the notochord where it overlaps with expression of caveolin-3. Morpholino-mediated downregulation of Cav1α caused a dramatic inhibition of neuromast formation. Detailed ultrastructural analysis, including electron tomography of the notochord, revealed...

... constituents in the epithelia of different germ layers of the amphioxus embryo. Differential expression of the two cadherins was also observed in the developing, multicell-layered notochord. These observations suggest that, despite their unique structures, the functions and developmental roles of Bb1C and Bb2C...