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Ribosomal protein L24 defect in belly spot and tail (Bst), a mouse Minute.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Aug 2004
Oliver Edward R, Saunders Thomas L, Tarlé Susan A, Glaser Tom
Abstract excerpt
Ribosomal protein mutations, termed Minutes, have been instrumental in studying the coordination of cell and tissue growth in Drosophila. Although abundant in flies, equivalent defects in mammals are relatively unknown. Belly spot and tail (Bst) is a semidominant mouse mutation that disrupts pigmentation, somitogenesis and retinal cell fate determination. Here, we identify Bst as a deletion within the Rpl24...
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