REQUIREMENT FOR LIM1 IN HEAD-ORGANIZER FUNCTION

被引:649
作者
SHAWLOT, W [1 ]
BEHRINGER, RR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TEXAS,MD ANDERSON CANCER CTR,DEPT MOLEC GENET,HOUSTON,TX 77030
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10.1038/374425a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Lim1 is a homeobox gene expressed in the organizer region of mouse embryos. To investigate the role of Lim1 during embryogenesis, a targeted deletion of the Lim1 gene was generated in embryonic stem cells. Embryos homozygous for the null allele lacked anterior head structures but the remaining body axis developed normally. A partial secondary axis developed anteriorly in some mutant embryos. Lim1 is thus an essential regulator of the vertebrate head organizer.
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