Article
Doubleridge, a mouse mutant with defective compaction of the apical ectodermal ridge and normal dorsal-ventral patterning of the limb.
Developmental biology - 15 Mar 2003
Adamska Maja, MacDonald Bryan T, Meisler Miriam H
Abstract excerpt
doubleridge is a transgene-induced mutation characterized by polydactyly and syndactyly of the forelimbs. The transgene insertion maps to the proximal region of chromosome 19. During embryonic development of the mutant forelimb, delayed elevation and compaction of the apical ectodermal ridge (AER) produces a ridge that is abnormally broad and flat. Fgf8 expression persists in the ventral forelimb ectoderm of the...
Topics
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Body Patterning
- Chromosome Mapping
- Ectoderm
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 8
- Fibroblast Growth Factors
- Forelimb
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genetic Complementation Test
