TWIST1 interacts with adherens junction proteins during neural tube formation and regulates fate transition in cranial neural crest cells
Jéssica Wildgrube Bertól, Shelby Johnston, Rabia Ahmed, Victoria K. Xie, Kelsea M. Hubka, Lissette Alicia Cruz, Larissa Nitschke, Marta Stetsiv, Jeremy P. Goering, Paul Nistor, Sally Lowell, Hanne Hoskens, Peter D. Claes, Seth Michael Weinberg, Irfan Saadi, , Walid D. Fakhouri
This study identifies a new role for Twist1 in neural tube development and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cranial neural crest cells, showing its interaction with Irf6 and impact on cytoskeletal remodeling and facial morphology.
bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2021 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology