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Xenopus bagpipe-related gene, koza, may play a role in regulation of cell proliferation.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Dec 2002
Newman Craig S, Krieg Paul A
Abstract excerpt
The homeobox gene koza is a new member of the vertebrate bagpipe-related gene family. Embryonic expression of koza is observed at highest levels in the muscle layer of the somites and, during later development, is restricted to the lateral somitic cells, which correspond to slow twitch muscle tissue. Expression of koza is also observed in the myocardial layer of the heart and in the cement gland. In each of these...
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