text_1: Acute ablation of Snail in the embryonic cortex affects the proliferation and number of embryonic cortical precursors.
text_2: Interestingly, the MIDA1-like protein GlsA of the alga Volvox carteri, as well as the Snail-related proteins Snail, Escargot, and Worniu of Drosophila melanogaster, have previously been implicated in asymmetric cell division.