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Identification of genes needed for regeneration, stem cell function, and tissue homeostasis by systematic gene perturbation in planaria.
Developmental cell - 1 May 2005
Reddien Peter W, Bermange Adam L, Murfitt Kenneth J, Jennings Joya R, Sánchez Alvarado Alejandro
Abstract excerpt
Planarians have been a classic model system for the study of regeneration, tissue homeostasis, and stem cell biology for over a century, but they have not historically been accessible to extensive genetic manipulation. Here we utilize RNA-mediated genetic interference (RNAi) to introduce large-scale gene inhibition studies to the classic planarian system. 1065 genes were screened. Phenotypes associated with the...
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