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Mechanisms that underlie co‐variation of the brain and face

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Marcucio, Ralph S., Young, Nathan M., Hu, Diane, Hallgrimsson, Benedikt·2011·genesis

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The effect of the brain on the morphology of the face has long been recognized in both evolutionary biology and clinical medicine. In this work, we describe factors that are active between the development of the brain and face and how these might impact craniofacial variation. First, there is the physical influence of the brain, which contributes to overall growth and morphology of the face through direct structural interactions. Second, there is the molecular influence of the brain, which signals to facial tissues to establish signaling centers that regulate patterned growth. Importantly, subtle alterations to these physical or molecular interactions may contribute to both normal and abnormal variation. These interactions are therefore critical to our understanding of how a diversity of facial morphologies can be generated both within species and across evolutionary time. genesis 49:177–189, 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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  • Facial growth is closely integrated with the development of the braincase and other cranial components, highlighting interdependence of morphological modules during growth and development.

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Authors
Marcucio, R. S., Young, N. M., Hu, D., & Hallgrimsson, B.
Affiliations
San Francisco General Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Marcucio, Ralph S.
Venue
genesis
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-03-05
Volume
49
Issue
4
Pages
177-189
ISSN
  • 1526-954X (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-968X
OpenAlex
W1977144442
Cited by
167
References
97
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FWCI
2.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • genesis (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01de021708-05)
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01DE018234, R01‐DE021708, F32DE018596, R01DE019638)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Geometry and Topology › Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
craniofacial morphology, facial growth, patterned growth, craniofacial variation
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Epithelial Cells, Face, Facial Bones, Humans, Mesoderm, Morphogenesis, Species Specificity, Signal Transduction, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental

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