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Using single molecule fluorescence in situ hybridization, we show that the FGF pathway regulates the expression of cwn-1 in the SMs. These results demonstrate an interaction between FGF and Wnt in C. elegans development and vulval cell lineage polarity, and highlight the promiscuous nature of Wnts and the importance of Wnt gradient directionality within C. elegans.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1242\/dev.095687","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,8,15]],"date-time":"2013-08-15T09:10:41Z","timestamp":1376557841000},"page":"3882-3891","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["FGF signaling regulates Wnt ligand expression to control vulval cell lineage polarity in\n                    <i>C. elegans<\/i>"],"prefix":"10.1242","volume":"140","author":[{"given":"Paul J.","family":"Minor","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA."},{"name":"Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ting-Fang","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chang Ho","family":"Sohn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anand R.","family":"Asthagiri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA."},{"name":"Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul W.","family":"Sternberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"237","reference":[{"key":"2021042607242369400_R1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"225","DOI":"10.1016\/S0091-679X(08)61390-4","article-title":"Laser killing of cells in Caenorhabditis elegans","volume":"48","author":"Bargmann","year":"1995","journal-title":"Methods Cell Biol."},{"key":"2021042607242369400_R2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"137","DOI":"10.1006\/dbio.2000.9853","article-title":"Mechanisms controlling sex myoblast migration in Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodites","volume":"226","author":"Branda","year":"2000","journal-title":"Dev. 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