title: Inductive signals. Revolving vertebrates.
abstract: An old idea about the relationship between arthropod and vertebrate body plans has been given new life by studies of the signalling genes controlling dorsal and ventral development in Drosophila and Xenopus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Developmental Biology, National Institute for Medical Research, Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, UK.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001756:Blastoderm / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics; D004627:Embryonic Induction / Q000235:genetics*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D017344:Genes, Insect; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D051956:Goosecoid Protein; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D007301:Insect Hormones / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008954:Models, Biological; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009024:Morphogenesis / Q000235:genetics*; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D051956:Goosecoid Protein; C497991:Gsc protein, Drosophila; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D007301:Insect Hormones; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C064196:dpp protein, Drosophila; C091428:sog protein, Drosophila; C054234:chordin