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The regional pattern of retinoic acid synthesis by RALDH2 is essential for the development of posterior pharyngeal arches and the enteric nervous system.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 2003
Niederreither Karen, Vermot Julien, Le Roux Isabelle, Schuhbaur Brigitte, Chambon Pierre, Dollé Pascal
Abstract excerpt
Targeted inactivation of the mouse retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (RALDH2/ALDH1a2), the enzyme responsible for early embryonic retinoic acid synthesis, is embryonic lethal because of defects in early heart morphogenesis. Transient maternal RA supplementation from E7.5 to (at least) E8.5 rescues most of these defects, but the supplemented Raldh2(-/-) mutants die prenatally, from a lack of septation of the heart...
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