Neural-mesodermal progenitor interactions in pattern formation:

Mesodermal and spinal cord progenitors originate from common founder cells from which they segregate during development. Moreover, neural and mesodermal tissues closely interact during embryogenesis to ensure timely patterning and differentiation of both head and trunk structures. For instance, the fate and morphogenesis of neural progenitors is dependent on signals produced by mesodermal cells and vice-versa. While some of the cellular and molecular signals that mediate these interactions have been described, much more remains to be uncovered. The scope of this collection will cover these interactions between neural (CNS or PNS) and mesodermal progenitors in patterning body plans and specific body systems in vertebrate embryos. This includes, but is not limited to, interactions influencing the formation of body axes, neural tube formation, neural crest migration, gut development, muscle patterning and myogenesis. This article is included in the Neural-mesodermal progenitor interactions in pattern formation collection. Chaya Kalcheim ( ) Corresponding author: [email protected] Competing interests: No competing interests were disclosed. Kalcheim C and Storey KG. How to cite this article: Neural-mesodermal progenitor interactions in pattern formation: an introduction to 2014, :275 (doi: ) the collection [version 1; referees: not peer reviewed] F1000Research 3 10.12688/f1000research.5657.1 © 2014 Kalcheim C and Storey KG. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Licence The author(s) declared that no grants were involved in supporting this work. Grant information: 14 Nov 2014, :275 (doi: ) First published: 3 10.12688/f1000research.5657.1 1