Fgf8 dynamics and critical slowing down may account for the temperature independence of somitogenesis

oleh: Weiting Zhang, Pierluigi Scerbo, Marine Delagrange, Virginie Candat, Vanessa Mayr, Sophie Vriz, Martin Distel, Bertrand Ducos, David Bensimon

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01

Deskripsi

In Zebrafish, the dynamics of fgf8 and other gene transcripts as well as segmentation frequency, shortening of pre-somitic mesoderm and tail growth rate slows down with lower temperature. This may explain the temperature independence of somitogenesis.