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Direct interaction of geminin and Six3 in eye development.
Nature - 19 Feb 2004
Del Bene Filippo, Tessmar-Raible Kristin, Wittbrodt Joachim
Abstract excerpt
Organogenesis in vertebrates requires the tight control of cell proliferation and differentiation. The homeobox-containing transcription factor Six3 plays a pivotal role in the proliferation of retinal precursor cells. In a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified the DNA replication-inhibitor geminin as a partner of Six3. Geminin inhibits cell-cycle progression by sequestering Cdt1 (refs 4, 5), the key component...
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