Discovery of a genetic module essential for assigning left-right asymmetry in humans and ancestral vertebrates


Szenker-Ravi E., Ott T., Khatoo M., de Bellaing A. M., Goh W. X., Chong Y. L., ...More

NATURE GENETICS, vol.54, no.1, pp.62-72, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/s41588-021-00970-4
  • Journal Name: NATURE GENETICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.62-72
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Phylogenomic and genetic analyses identify an ancestral module of genes expressed specifically in ciliated left-right organizer tissue and required for left-right axis specification in humans and certain vertebrates.