FoxJ1 Helps Cilia Beat a Path to Asymmetry (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

FoxJ1 Helps Cilia Beat a Path to Asymmetry

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In the developing embryo, nodal cilia (shown in green) orchestrate a flow of embryonic fluid from right to left that allows the growing tissues to orientate themselves.

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Image: Courtesy of Jennifer Stubbs, Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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