Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Cell interactions in invertebrate development

B T Livingston1, F Wilt

  • 1School of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri 64110.

Current Opinion in Cell Biology
|October 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Studying invertebrate embryos reveals how cell interactions guide development. Key signaling molecules for cell communication are remarkably conserved across species.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analyses in the Slipper Snail <i>Crepidula</i> <i>fornicata</i> Uncover Shell Matrix Genes Expressed During Adult and Larval Biomineralization.

Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England)·2022
Same author

A genome-wide analysis of biomineralization-related proteins in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

Developmental biology·2006
Same author

Special evolutionary properties of genes encoding a protein with a simple amino acid repeat.

Journal of molecular evolution·2001
Same author

Proteins and saccharides of the sea urchin organic matrix of mineralization: characterization and localization in the spine skeleton.

Journal of structural biology·2001
Same author

Roles of two homotetrameric kinesins in sea urchin embryonic cell division.

The Journal of biological chemistry·2000
Same author

A sea urchin genome project: sequence scan, virtual map, and additional resources.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2000

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Cell interactions are crucial for determining cell fate during embryonic development.
  • Invertebrate embryos offer tractable systems to study these fundamental developmental processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of cell interactions in guiding cell fate decisions in developing embryos.
  • To identify conserved mechanisms underlying cell-cell communication in development.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized genetic analyses in invertebrate model organisms.
  • Employed physical manipulation techniques to perturb developmental processes.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated diverse and complex cell interaction patterns across different invertebrate embryos.
  • Identified highly conserved signaling molecules responsible for conveying positional information.

Conclusions:

  • Cell-cell signaling pathways are fundamental and conserved across diverse invertebrate development.
  • Understanding these conserved mechanisms provides insights into broader principles of embryonic development.

Related Experiment Videos