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Prox1 is a master control gene in the program specifying lymphatic endothelial cell fate.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Nov 2002
Hong Young-Kwon, Harvey Natasha, Noh Yun-Hee, Schacht Vivien, Hirakawa Satoshi, Detmar Michael, Oliver Guillermo
Abstract excerpt
Early during development, one of the first indications that lymphangiogenesis has begun is the polarized expression of the homeobox gene Prox1 in a subpopulation of venous endothelial cells. It has been shown previously that Prox1 expression in the cardinal vein promotes and maintains the budding of endothelial cells that will form the lymphatic vascular system. Prox1-deficient mice are devoid of lymphatic...
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