Gurdon J B, Mohun T J, Sharpe C R, Taylor M V
Trends Genet. 1989 Feb;5(2):51-6. doi: 10.1016/0168-9525(89)90022-x.
Embryonic induction, a process in which the differentiation of a cell is determined by its proximity to other kinds of cells, is of major importance in animal development. We review here what is known of the steps by which a muscle-specific actin gene is first activated by embryonic induction in early amphibian embryos.