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Loss of PGC-specific expression of the orphan nuclear receptor ERR-beta results in reduction of germ cell number in mouse embryos.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Mar 2004
Mitsunaga Kanae, Araki Kimi, Mizusaki Hirofumi, Morohashi Ken-Ichirou, Haruna Kyoko, Nakagata Naomi, Giguère Vincent, Yamamura Ken-Ichi, Abe Kuniya
Abstract excerpt
Estrogen related receptor beta (ERR-beta) is an orphan nuclear receptor specifically expressed in a subset of extra-embryonic ectoderm of post-implantation embryos. ERR-beta is essential for placental development since the ERR-beta null mutants die at 10.5dpc due to the placenta abnormality. Here, we show that the ERR-beta is specifically expressed in primordial germ cells (PGC), obviously another important cell...
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