title: BMP signaling and early embryonic patterning.
abstract: Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) play pleiotropic roles during embryonic development as well as throughout life. Recent genetic approaches especially using the mouse gene knockout system revealed that BMP signaling is greatly involved in early embryonic patterning, which is a dynamic event to establish three-dimensional polarities. The purpose of this review is to describe the diverse function of BMPs through different receptor signaling systems during embryonic patterning including gastrulation and establishment of the left-right asymmetry.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Developmental Biology Section, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. kishigami@cdb.riken.go.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishigami
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mishina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019521:Body Patterning; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D047108:Embryonic Development; D005775:Gastrula; D051379:Mice; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins