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Loss of the LIM domain protein Lmo4 in the mammary gland during pregnancy impedes lobuloalveolar development.
Oncogene - 14 Jul 2005
Sum Eleanor Y M, Shackleton Mark, Hahm Kyungmin, Thomas Richard M, O'Reilly Lorraine A, Wagner Kay-Uwe, Lindeman Geoffrey J, Visvader Jane E
Abstract excerpt
LMO4, a member of the LIM-only family of zinc-finger proteins, is overexpressed in a significant proportion of breast carcinomas and acts as a negative regulator of mammary epithelial differentiation. To delineate cell types within the developing mouse mammary gland that express Lmo4, we analysed different stages of mammopoiesis by immunohistochemistry. Lmo4 was found to be highly expressed in the proliferating...
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