Gap Junctions in Turing-Type Periodic Feather Pattern Formation

    April 2023 in “ bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) ”
    Chun-Chih Tseng, Thomas E. Woolley, Ting‐Xin Jiang … Cheng‐Ming Chuong

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    Studysummary This study found that gap junctional communication influences feather patterning by modulating Turing-type activator-inhibitor systems in chicken skin, suggesting its role in propagating inhibitory signals crucial for pattern formation.
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