The cloacal outgrowth orchestrates co-development of the bladder and umbilical arteries
Xing Ye, Liguang Xia, Xianfa Yang, Ruirong Tan, Haochuan Zhang, Liming Lei, Jungang Huang, Yingsheng Zhang, Edward E. Morrisey, Ping Zhu, Zhongrong Li, Naihe Jing, Xue Li
The paper shows that the cloacal outgrowth coordinates bladder and umbilical artery development through Shh and Wnt2 signals in humans and mice.
Development · Jul 10, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology