A mouth is present in all animals, and comprises an opening from the outside into the oral
cavity and the beginnings of the digestive tract to allow eating. This review focuses on the …

Basement membranes (BMs) are thin dense sheets of extracellular matrix that surround
most tissues. When the BMs of neighboring tissues come into contact, they usually slide …

Desmoplakin (Dsp) is a unique and critical desmosomal protein, that is integral to epidermal
development. However, it is unclear whether this protein is required specifically for …

The mouth is a central feature of our face, without which we could not eat, breathe, or
communicate. A critical and early event in mouth formation is the creation of a “hole” which …

c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) is a multi-functional protein involved in a diverse array of
context-dependent processes, including apoptosis, cell cycle regulation, adhesion, and …

The gill slits of fishes develop from an iterative series of pharyngeal endodermal pouches
that contact and fuse with surface ectoderm on either side of the embryonic head. We find in …

The endoderm is the innermost germ layer that forms the linings of the respiratory and
gastrointestinal tracts, and their associated organs, during embryonic development …

Background Precise gastrulation is essential for formation of functional bodies in cnidarians
and bilaterians. Previously, by using an alk4/5/7‐specific inhibitor, we showed that …

Objective Persistent buccopharyngeal membrane (PBM) is a rare anomaly associated with
failure of ecto-endodermal resorption of the buccopharyngeal membrane on the 26th day of …

Cleft palate lateral synechia (CPLS) syndrome is an extremely rare congenital malformation
syndrome of unknown origin, characterized by the association of cleft palate and one or …