title: Divide et Impera--the midbrain-hindbrain boundary and its organizer.
abstract: The midbrain-hindbrain organizer (MHO) is a signalling centre that orchestrates development of the mesencephalic and anterior metencephalic primordia. In recent years, details have been revealed about the molecular nature of these signals, their transmission and reception, and the regulatory processes associated with MHO function. This article reviews recent progress in understanding the genetic and molecular components of the MHO, and how they synergize to control brain development.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, and Department of Genetics, University of Technology, Dresden, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, D-01309 Dresden, Germany. .
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raible
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brand
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D020897:Organizers, Embryonic; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances