Left-Right Asymmetry in the Sea Urchin Embryo: BMP and the Asymmetrical Origins of the Adult

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About the Authors

Jacob F. Warner

Deirdre C. Lyons

David R. McClay

* E-mail: dmcclay@duke.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Sea urchins
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BMP signaling
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Larvae
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Embryos
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Vertebrates
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Mesoderm
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Developmental signaling
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Transcription factors
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