Sonic hedgehog functions through dynamic changes in temporal competence in the developing forebrain

VH Sousa, G Fishell - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2010 - Elsevier
Morphogens act during development to provide graded spatial information that controls
patterning and cell lineage specification in the nervous system. The role of morphogen …

Sonic hedgehog signaling in forebrain development and its interactions with pathways that modify its effects

N Bertrand, N Dahmane - Trends in cell biology, 2006 - cell.com
During the development of the nervous system and other organs in the embryo, a limited set
of master signaling pathways are used repeatedly for induction, patterning and growth …

Dynamic assignment and maintenance of positional identity in the ventral neural tube by the morphogen sonic hedgehog

E Dessaud, V Ribes, N Balaskas, LL Yang… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Morphogens are secreted signalling molecules that act in a graded manner to control the
pattern of cellular differentiation in developing tissues. An example is Sonic hedgehog …

Sonic hedgehog signaling in the developing CNS: where it has been and where it is going

MP Matise, H Wang - Current topics in developmental biology, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) is one of three mammalian orthologs of the Hedgehog (Hh)
family of secreted proteins first identified for their role in patterning the Drosophila embryo. In …

Sonic hedgehog signaling coordinates the proliferation and differentiation of neural stem/progenitor cells by regulating cell cycle kinetics during development of the …

M Komada - Congenital anomalies, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Sonic hedgehog (Shh) acts as a morphogen in normal development of various vertebrate
tissues and organs. Shh signaling is essential for patterning and cell‐fate specification …

Sonic hedgehog signaling in the postnatal brain

A Álvarez-Buylla, RA Ihrie - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is a pleiotropic factor in the developing central nervous system
(CNS), driving proliferation, specification, and axonal targeting in multiple sites within the …

The elegance of sonic hedgehog: emerging novel functions for a classic morphogen

ADR Garcia, YG Han, JW Triplett… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) signaling has been most widely known for its role in specifying
region and cell-type identity during embryonic morphogenesis. This mini-review …

Sonic hedgehog signaling rises to the surface: emerging roles in neocortical development

OR Yabut, SJ Pleasure - Brain plasticity, 2018 - content.iospress.com
The mammalian neocortex is composed of a diverse population of neuronal and glial cells
that are crucial for cognition and consciousness. Orchestration of molecular events that lead …

The many hats of sonic hedgehog signaling in nervous system development and disease

YH Belgacem, AM Hamilton, S Shim… - Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling occurs concurrently with the many processes that constitute
nervous system development. Although Shh is mostly known for its proliferative and …

The specification of neuronal identity by graded Sonic Hedgehog signalling

J Briscoe, J Ericson - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 1999 - Elsevier
During the development of vertebrate nervous system, distinct classes of motor neurons and
interneurons are generated at distinct dorsoventral positions in the ventral neural tube. The …