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Premature aggregation of type IV collagen and early lethality in lysyl hydroxylase 3 null mice.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 28 Sept 2004
Rautavuoma Kati, Takaluoma Kati, Sormunen Raija, Myllyharju Johanna, Kivirikko Kari I, Soininen Raija
Abstract excerpt
Collagens carry hydroxylysine residues that act as attachment sites for carbohydrate units and are important for the stability of crosslinks but have been regarded as nonessential for vertebrate survival. We generated mice with targeted inactivation of the gene for one of the three lysyl hydroxylase isoenzymes, LH3. The null embryos developed seemingly normally until embryonic day 8.5, but development was then...
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