p57Kip2 regulates the proper development of labyrinthine and spongiotrophoblasts

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The cyclin-dependent kinase (cdk) inhibitor, p57 (Kip2) is a tumour suppressor candidate and a paternally-imprinted gene. In humans, the p57(Kip2) gene is located on chromosome 11p15.5, a region implicated in both sporadic cancers and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. From analysis of p57(Kip2)-deficient mice, we demonstrate the relationship between trophoblastic abnormalities and p57(Kip2). Both p57(Kip2) null...