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Connexin 40, a target of transcription factor Tbx5, patterns wrist, digits, and sternum.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jun 2005
Pizard Anne, Burgon Patrick G, Paul David L, Bruneau Benoit G, Seidman Christine E, Seidman J G
Abstract excerpt
Haploinsufficiency of T-box transcription factor 5 (TBX5) causes human Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS), a developmental disorder characterized by skeletal and heart malformations. Mice carrying a Tbx5 null allele (Tbx5(+/Delta)) have malformations in digits, wrists, and sternum joints, regions where Tbx5 is expressed. We demonstrate that mice deficient in connexin 40 (Cx40), a Tbx5-regulated gap junction component,...
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