The basic vertebrate body plan of the zebrafish embryo is established in the first 10 hours of
development. This period is characterized by the formation of the anterior-posterior and …

A large collection of mutations affecting zebrafish embryogenesis was described in 1996.
The cloning of the affected genes has now provided novel insights into the role and …

Vertebrate development begins with precise molecular, cellular, and morphogenetic controls
to establish the basic body plan of the embryo. In zebrafish, these tightly regulated …

A fundamental question in developmental biology is how the early embryo establishes the
spatial coordinate system that is later important for the organization of the embryonic body …

Gastrulation is a morphogenetic process that results in the formation of the embryonic germ
layers. Here we detail the major cell movements that occur during zebrafish gastrulation …

Formation of the vertebrate axis may involve a Wnt signaling cascade similar to the
Drosophila wingless pathway. Zebrafish wnt8 is a candidate for involvement in axis …

During vertebrate gastrulation, convergence and extension cell movements both narrow and
lengthen the forming embryonic axis. Concurrently, positional information established …

The Wnt pathway is a major embryonic signaling pathway that controls cell proliferation, cell
fate, and body-axis determination in vertebrate embryos. Soon after egg fertilization, Wnt …

One of the major challenges of developmental biology is understanding the inductive and
morphogenetic processes that shape the vertebrate embryo. In a large-scale genetic screen …

Several components of noncanonical Wnt signaling pathways are involved in the control of
convergence and extension (CE) movements during zebrafish and Xenopus gastrulation …