Review

From injury to patterning-MAPKs and Wnt signaling in Hydra

Axis formation injury response MAPK signaling Pattern formation regeneration Wnt/β-catenin
Tursch A, Holstein TW. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2023;153:381-417. doi: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2023.01.003. Epub 2023 Feb 9. PMID: 36967201 Review.
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Injury-induced MAPK activation triggers body axis formation in Hydra by default Wnt signaling

Axis formation injury response MAPK signaling regeneration Wnt/beta-catenin
Tursch A, Bartsch N, Mercker M, Schlüter J, Lommel M, Marciniak-Czochra A, Özbek S, Holstein TW. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Aug 30;119(35):e2204122119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2204122119. Epub 2022 Aug 22. PMID: 35994642
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The role of cnidarian developmental biology in unraveling axis formation and Wnt signaling.

Axis formation Gradients Hydra Nematostella Nodal signaling Tgf-beta signaling Wnt signaling

Holstein TW. Dev Biol. 2022 Apr 22;487:74-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2022.04.005. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 35461834

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The role of Xenopus developmental biology in unraveling Wnt signalling and antero-posterior axis formation

Axis formation Wnt signaling xenopus

Niehrs C. Dev Biol. 2022 Feb;482:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.11.006. Epub 2021 Nov 21. PMID: 34818531

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The Wnt-specific astacin proteinase HAS-7 restricts head organizer formation in Hydra

Astacin Axis formation Hydra Proteinase Wnt signaling
Ziegler B, Yiallouros I, Trageser B, Kumar S, Mercker M, Kling S, Fath M, Warnken U, Schnölzer M, Holstein TW, Hartl M, Marciniak-Czochra A, Stetefeld J, Stöcker W, Özbek S. BMC Biol. 2021 Jun 9;19(1):120. 
PMID: 34107975
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