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MMP21 behaves as a fluid flow transported morphogen to impart laterality during development
Tim Ott, Amelie Brugger, Emmanuelle Szenker‐Ravi…·Axel Schweickert
The paper identifies MMP21 as a morphogen transported by leftward fluid flow to specify left-sided development in Xenopus embryos, revealing its role in heterotaxy.