The calcium (Ca2+) signaling pathways have crucial roles in development from fertilization
through differentiation to organogenesis. In the nervous system, Ca2+ signals are important …

The molecular biology of metazoan eye development is an area of intense investigation.
These efforts have led to the surprising recognition that although insect and vertebrate eyes …

Experience-dependent synaptic plasticity refines brain circuits during development. To
identify novel protein synthesis-dependent mechanisms contributing to experience …

SOX10 is a transcription factor with well-known functions in neural crest and
oligodendrocyte development. Mutations in SOX10 were first associated with Waardenburg …

Numerous Ca2+ signaling events have been associated with early development of
vertebrate embryo, from fertilization to organogenesis. In Xenopus laevis, Ca2+ signals are …

In amphibians, the inhibition of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) in the dorsal ectoderm
has been proposed to be responsible for the first step of neural specification, called neural …

Methylation of the guanosine cap structure at the 5'end of mRNA is essential for efficient
translation of all eukaryotic cellular mRNAs, gene expression and cell viability and promotes …

Calcium (Ca2+) signalling has long been reported to play a role in the early development of
vertebrate embryos [1-3]. During embryogenesis, a rise in intracellular Ca2+ is known to be …