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Mice expressing a dominant-negative Ret mutation phenocopy human Hirschsprung disease and delineate a direct role of Ret in spermatogenesis.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 2004
Jain Sanjay, Naughton Cathy K, Yang Mao, Strickland Amy, Vij Kiran, Encinas Mario, Golden Judy, Gupta Akshay, Heuckeroth Robert, Johnson Eugene M, Milbrandt Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
The Ret receptor tyrosine kinase mediates physiological signals of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family ligands (GFLs) and is essential for postnatal survival in mice. It is implicated in a number of human diseases and developmental abnormalities. Here, we describe our analyses of mice expressing a Ret mutant (RetDN) with diminished kinase activity that inhibits wild-type Ret activity,...
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