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Conditional (loxP-flanked) allele for the gene encoding the retinoic acid-synthesizing enzyme retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (RALDH2).
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Mar 2006
Vermot Julien, Garnier Jean-Marie, Dierich Andrée, Niederreither Karen, Harvey Richard P, Chambon Pierre, Dollé Pascal
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Retinoic acid, the active vitamin A derivative, has pleiotropic functions during vertebrate development and postnatal life. Retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (RALDH2) acts as the main retinoic acid-synthesizing enzyme during development. Mouse Raldh2 germline null mutants are early embryonic lethal and exhibit complex abnormalities that include defective heart looping morphogenesis. To investigate later functions of...
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