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Zebrafish pou5f1/pou2, homolog of mammalian Oct4, functions in the endoderm specification cascade.
Current biology : CB - 6 Jan 2004
Lunde Karen, Belting Heinz-Georg, Driever Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
pou5f1, also known as Oct4, is required to establish the pluripotent cell population necessary for embryogenesis in mouse. Additional roles during development, including endoderm formation, have been proposed. In zebrafish, the zygotic pou5f1/pou2 mutant spiel ohne grenzen (spg) shows neural plate patterning defects and reduced endoderm at the tailbud stage. To investigate the function of maternal and early...
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