A Boolean Function for Neural Induction Reveals a Critical Role of Direct Intercellular Interactions in Patterning the Ectoderm of the Ascidian Embryo

Naoyuki Ohta; Kana Waki; Atsushi Mochizuki; Yutaka Satou

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004687

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A Boolean Function for Neural Induction Reveals a Critical Role of Direct Intercellular Interactions in Patterning the Ectoderm of the Ascidian Embryo

Naoyuki Ohta ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Naoyuki Ohta, Kana Waki

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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Kana Waki ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Naoyuki Ohta, Kana Waki

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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Atsushi Mochizuki,

Affiliations RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Wako, Saitama, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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Yutaka Satou

* E-mail: yutaka@ascidian.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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A Boolean Function for Neural Induction Reveals a Critical Role of Direct Intercellular Interactions in Patterning the Ectoderm of the Ascidian Embryo

Naoyuki Ohta,
Kana Waki,
Atsushi Mochizuki,
Yutaka Satou

Published: December 29, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004687

About the Authors

Naoyuki Ohta

Contributed equally to this work with: Naoyuki Ohta, Kana Waki

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

Kana Waki

Contributed equally to this work with: Naoyuki Ohta, Kana Waki

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

Atsushi Mochizuki

Affiliations RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Wako, Saitama, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan

Yutaka Satou

* E-mail: yutaka@ascidian.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NO YS. Performed the experiments: NO KW. Analyzed the data: NO KW AM YS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NO KW YS. Wrote the paper: NO AM YS.

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