In Science (512 December, 2003; 302: 1984 - 1988) he described the first known longitudinal signals: Wnt proteins, which are known to regulate cell - cell
interactions in embryonic development.
Not exact matches
These include a family of signaling molecules called protocaderins, which regulate neuronal
development and short - range
interactions between neurons, and a family of transcription factors called zinc fingers, which are mainly expressed
in embryonic and nervous tissues and are thought to play roles
in brain
development.
In the future, these cells could be molecularly manipulated to better grasp their
interactions and the early
embryonic development stages, hypothesizes Dr. Christos Coutifaris, president - elect of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.