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Convergent Extension

Convergent Extension is a fundamental morphogenetic process during gastrulation in which embryonic tissue undergoes coordinated cell rearrangements that cause it to converge (narrow) along one axis while extending (elongating) along a perpendicular axis.

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2017–2026

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Silberblick/Wnt11 mediates convergent extension movements during zebrafish gastrulation

Carl‐Philipp Heisenberg, Masazumi Tada, Gerd-Jörg Rauch et al. · Nature · 2000 · 1K citations

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The Zebrafish Glypican Knypek Controls Cell Polarity during Gastrulation Movements of Convergent Extension

Jacek Topczewski, Diane S. Sepich, Dina C. Myers et al. · Developmental Cell · 2001 · 461 citations · Full text

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JNK functions in the non‐canonical Wnt pathway to regulate convergent extension movements in vertebrates

Hiroaki Yamanaka, Tetsuo Moriguchi, Norihisa Masuyama et al. · EMBO Reports · 2002 · 448 citations · Full text

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Regional expression, pattern and timing of convergence and extension during gastrulation of<i>Xenopus laevis</i>

Ray Keller · Development · 1988 · 374 citations · Full text

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Neural tube closure requires Dishevelled-dependent convergent extension of the midline

John B. Wallingford, Richard M. Harland · Development · 2002 · 361 citations

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Authors

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  1. RK
    Ray Keller

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    17 publications · 2.6K citations

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  2. DS
    Diane S. Sepich

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. JB
    John B. Wallingford

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. LS
    Lilianna Solnica‐Krezel

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    5 publications · 1K citations

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  5. JS
    John Shih

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    5 publications · 1K citations

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Institutions

198

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    17 h-index

    35 publications

    5.4K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    2.8K citations

  3. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    4.3K citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    7.1K citations

  6. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    929 citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    1K citations

  8. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    1.6K citations

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  1. Development

    32 publications · 5.1K citations

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  2. Developmental Biology

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. eLife

    4 publications · 158 citations

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  4. Mechanisms of Development

    MOD · 4 publications · 367 citations

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  5. PLoS Computational Biology

    3 publications · 117 citations

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