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β-catenin-dependent endomesoderm specification appears to be a Bilateria-specific co-option
Tatiana S. Lebedeva, Johan Boström, David Mörsdorf…·Grigory Genikhovich
The paper shows that β-catenin signaling patterns the oral-aboral axis in Nematostella vectensis, but endoderm specification occurs opposite to nuclear β-catenin accumulation, suggesting this mechanism is a Bilateria-specific co-option.
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