Algal Morphogenesis

How Volvox Turns Itself Inside-Out

Douglas G. Cole, Mark Reedy

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Abstract

During its development, the multicellular green alga Volvox undergoes inversion, in which spherical embryos turn their multicellular sheet completely inside out. A mutant analysis has revealed that a novel kinesin motor protein is essential for completing this process.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume13
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 30 2003

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Volvox
Kinesin
kinesin
Chlorophyta
Algae
Morphogenesis
morphogenesis
Embryonic Structures
mutants
Proteins
proteins

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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Algal Morphogenesis : How Volvox Turns Itself Inside-Out. / Cole, Douglas G.; Reedy, Mark.

In: Current Biology, Vol. 13, No. 19, 30.09.2003.

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Cole, DG & Reedy, M 2003, 'Algal Morphogenesis: How Volvox Turns Itself Inside-Out', Current Biology, vol. 13, no. 19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2003.09.019
Cole DG, Reedy M. Algal Morphogenesis: How Volvox Turns Itself Inside-Out. Current Biology. 2003 Sep 30;13(19). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2003.09.019
Cole, Douglas G. ; Reedy, Mark. / Algal Morphogenesis : How Volvox Turns Itself Inside-Out. In: Current Biology. 2003 ; Vol. 13, No. 19.
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