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The Cdx4 mutation affects axial development and reveals an essential role of Cdx genes in the ontogenesis of the placental labyrinth in mice.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Feb 2006
van Nes Johan, de Graaff Wim, Lebrin Franck, Gerhard Markus, Beck Felix, Deschamps Jacqueline
Abstract excerpt
Caudal related homeobox (Cdx) genes have so far been shown to be important for embryonic axial elongation and patterning in several vertebrate species. We have generated a targeted mutation of mouse Cdx4, the third member of this family of transcription factor encoding genes and the last one to be inactivated genetically. Cdx4-null embryos were born healthy and appeared morphologically normal. A subtle...
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