Conditional beta1-integrin gene deletion in neural crest cells causes severe developmental alterations of the peripheral nervous system.

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Integrins are transmembrane receptors that are known to interact with the extracellular matrix and to be required for migration, proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. We have generated mice with a neural crest cell-specific deletion of the beta1-integrin gene to analyse the role of beta1-integrins in neural crest cell migration and differentiation. This targeted mutation caused death within a month of...

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