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Loss of Apaf-1 leads to partial rescue of the HAND2-null phenotype.
Developmental biology - 1 Feb 2005
Aiyer Aparna R, Honarpour Narimon, Herz Joachim, Srivastava Deepak
Abstract excerpt
HAND2 is an essential transcription factor for cardiac, pharyngeal arch, and limb development. Apoptosis in the HAND2-null embryo causes hypoplasia of the right ventricle and pharyngeal arches leading to lethality by embryonic day (E)10.0 from heart failure. In order to investigate the role of apoptosis in inducing the HAND2-null phenotype, we generated mouse embryos lacking both HAND2 and Apaf-1, a central...
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