Background: Among the complexities of skeletal muscle differentiation is a temporal
distinction in the onset of expression of different lineage‐specific genes. The lineage …

In recent years our understanding of the molecular processes underlying skeletal
myogenesis has improved considerably. Overt myogenesis is preceded by a number of …

The MyoD family of transcription factors are expressed in the skeletal muscles of vertebrate
and invertebrate embryos and have dominant regulatory activities that indicate their …

Analysis of skeletal muscle development provides a successful approach to deciphering the
molecular mechanisms which control gene expression during cell differentiation …

Muscles control body movement and locomotion, posture and body position and soft tissue
support. Mesoderm derived cells gives rise to 700 unique muscles in humans as a result of …

Myogenic cells in the body of vertebrates derive from the dorsal somite, the dermomyotome,
where multipotent cells are present. Regulation of cell fate choice is discussed, as is that of …

Embryonic skeletal muscle development has become a paradigm for understanding the
molecular basis of how cell lineages are established and how cells differentiate into …

The molecular, genetic and cellular bases for skeletal muscle growth and regeneration have
been recently documented in a number of vertebrate species. These studies highlight the …

Background: Skeletal muscle of trunk, limbs and tongue develops from a small population of
cells that originates from somites. Although promoters and inhibitors of muscle differentiation …

Skeletal muscles in vertebrates develop from somites as the result of patterning and cell type
specification events. Here, we review the current knowledge of genes and signals implicated …