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Tissue-specific inactivation of murine M6P/IGF2R.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2003
Wylie Andrew A, Pulford David J, McVie-Wylie Alison J, Waterland Robert A, Evans Heather K, Chen Yuan-Tsong, Nolan Catherine M, Orton Terry C, Jirtle Randy L
Abstract excerpt
The mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor (M6P/IGF2R) encodes a multifunctional protein involved in lysosomal enzyme trafficking, fetal organogenesis, tumor suppression, and T cell- mediated immunity. M6P/IGF2R is an imprinted gene in mice with expression only from the maternal allele. Complete knockout of this gene causes neonatal lethality, thus preventing analysis of its multifunctional...
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