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A pair-rule-like transcription network coordinates neural tube closure in a proto-vertebrate
Gabrielle Östlund-Sholars, Laurence A. Lemaire, Michael Levine
The paper identifies a transcriptional network involving Lmx1, Cdkn1b, and Msx that coordinates neural tube closure in Ciona, showing a pair-rule-like pattern and cell-cycle regulation.
DOI 10.1101/2025.06.18.660479