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Endothelin-1 regulates the dorsoventral branchial arch patterning in mice.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Apr 2004
Ozeki Hidenori, Kurihara Yukiko, Tonami Kazuo, Watatani Sanae, Kurihara Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a 21-amino acid peptide secreted by the epithelium and core mesenchyme in the branchial arches as well as vascular endothelium, is involved in craniofacial and cardiovascular development through endothelin receptor type-A (EdnrA) expressed in the neural crest-derived ectomesenchyme. Here we show that ET-1(-/-) mutant mice exhibit a homeotic-like transformation of the lower jaw to an upper...
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