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A novel role for lbx1 in Xenopus hypaxial myogenesis.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 2006
Martin Benjamin L, Harland Richard M
Abstract excerpt
We have examined lbx1 expression in early X. laevis tadpoles. In contrast to amniotes, lbx1 is expressed in all of the myoblasts that contribute to the body wall musculature, as well as in a group of cells that migrate into the head. Despite this different expression, the function of lbx1 appears to be conserved. Morpholino (MO) knockdown of lbx1 causes a specific reduction of body wall muscles and hypoglossal...
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