31. The neural plate will form opposite the primitive streak from ectodermal tissue which thickens and flattens into the neural plate . 32. When the neural plate begins to fold, rostral areas of the neural plate do not express Pax3 and MSX proteins. 33. The bending of the neural plate involves the formation of hinges, where the neural plate is connected to surrounding tissues. 34. Approximately half of those cells will be induced to remain ectoderm, while the other half will form the neural plate . 35. These fluctuations in mRNA and protein expression allude to how they play a role in differentiation of neural plate cells. 36. In the neural plate stage GBX2 is required in order for the anterior hindbrain precursors to survive and form correctly. 37. The bending of the neural plate involves the formation of hinges, where the neural plate is connected to surrounding tissues. 38. Low pSMAD 1, 5, 8 levels allow a greater mobility at the median hinge point than in lateral neural plate cells. 39. Additionally, cells destined to become neural plate cells express nerve cell adhesion molecule ( NCAM ) to further neural plate cohesion. 40. Additionally, cells destined to become neural plate cells express nerve cell adhesion molecule ( NCAM ) to further neural plate cohesion.
