▁this ▁region ▁is ▁surg ically ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁emb ry o , ▁g astr ulation ▁does ▁not ▁occur ▁at ▁all . ▁ β - C aten in ▁also ▁plays ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁induction ▁of ▁the ▁bl ast op ore ▁lip , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁initi ates ▁g astr ulation . ▁In hib ition ▁of ▁G SK - 3 ▁translation ▁by ▁injection ▁of ▁ant is ense ▁m R NA ▁may ▁cause ▁a ▁second ▁bl ast op ore ▁and ▁a ▁super fl uous ▁body ▁axis ▁to ▁form . ▁A ▁similar ▁effect ▁can ▁result ▁from ▁the ▁over expression ▁of ▁ β - c aten in . ▁ ▁As ym metric ▁cell ▁division ▁▁ ▁B eta - c aten in ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁imp licated ▁in ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁cell ▁f ates ▁through ▁asym metric ▁cell ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁model ▁organ ism ▁C . ▁eleg ans . ▁Similarly ▁to ▁the ▁X en opus ▁o ocy tes , ▁this ▁is ▁essentially ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁non - equal ▁distribution ▁of ▁D sh , ▁Fri zz led , ▁ax in ▁and ▁A PC ▁in ▁the ▁cy top las m ▁of ▁the ▁mother ▁cell . ▁ ▁St em ▁cell ▁renew al ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁results ▁of ▁W nt ▁signal ing ▁and ▁the ▁elev ated ▁level ▁of ▁beta - c aten in ▁in ▁certain ▁cell ▁types ▁is ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁pl ur ip ot ency . ▁In ▁other ▁cell ▁types ▁and ▁development al ▁stages , ▁ β - c aten in ▁may ▁promote ▁different iation ,