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Mara G. Cardenas

Baylor College of MedicineORCID 0000-0001-7602-2300Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmental BiologyPeer-reviewedAug 1, 2025

Fold-and-fuse neurulation in zebrafish requires Vangl2

Jacalyn MacGowan, Mara G. Cardenas, Margot Kossmann Williams

This study shows zebrafish anterior neurulation uses a fold-and-fuse mechanism similar to mammals, and vangl2 loss causes neural tube defects by disrupting neural fold fusion.

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