Neural crest cells have been thought to originate in the ectoderm, the outermost of the three germ layers formed in the earliest stages of embryonic development. But their capacity to form ...

Neural crest cells (NCC) are multi-potent cells of ectodermal origin that colonize diverse organs, including the gastrointestinal tract to form the enteric nervous system (ENS) and hematopoietic ...

Zebrafish have the rare ability to regenerate their heart muscle after major damage, unlike humans. Researchers have now ...

A University of Toronto study reveals that neural crest stem cells, found in the skin and other areas, are responsible for the generation of reprogrammed neurons, contradicting the prevailing theory.

The “missing link” helps adults grow new neurons—something long thought to end after childhood—and that discovery could lead ...

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside say they have developed a robust, fast, simple, and trackable method to generate neural crest cells. They believe their proposed technique can ...

This study identifies key genes regulating neural crest functions in melanoma, revealing insights into collective migration ...

In a recent study, Associate Professor Makoto Ikeya (Department of Clinical Application) and his team of researchers successfully established a method to generate jawbone-like organoids (mini-organs) ...

Craniofacial birth defects, including cleft lip and palate, are among the most common human congenital malformations. These craniofacial anomalies occur because of defects in neural crest cells ...

The neural crest is an extraordinary population of multipotent stem cells, unique to vertebrates, that plays a pivotal role in embryogenesis. Arising at the borders of the neural plate, these ...