Figure 1.
Summary of the molecular players involved in lung specification. A BMP gradient elicits dorsal SOX2 expression (esophageal progenitors) vs. ventral NKX2.1 expression (respiratory progenitors). Yellow, endoderm; blue, mesoderm.
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