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Insertion of Inhbb into the Inhba locus rescues the Inhba-null phenotype and reveals new activin functions.
Nature genetics - 1 Aug 2000
Brown C W, Houston-Hawkins D E, Woodruff T K, Matzuk M M
Abstract excerpt
The activins (dimers of betaA or betaB subunits, encoded by the genes Inhba and Inhbb, respectively) are TGF-beta superfamily members that have roles in reproduction and development. Whereas mice homozygous for the Inhba-null allele demonstrate disruption of whisker, palate and tooth development, leading to neonatal lethality, homozygous Inhbb-null mice are viable, fertile and have eye defects. To determine if...
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