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Requirement for Map2k1 (Mek1) in extra-embryonic ectoderm during placentogenesis.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 2006
Bissonauth Vickram, Roy Sophie, Gravel Mathieu, Guillemette Stéphanie, Charron Jean
Abstract excerpt
Map2k1(-/-) embryos die at mid-gestation from abnormal development and hypovascularization of the placenta. We now show that this phenotype is associated with a decreased labyrinth cell proliferation and an augmented cell apoptosis. Although the activation of MAP2K1 and MAP2K2 is widespread in the labyrinthine region, MAPK1 and MAPK3 activation is restricted to the cells lining the maternal sinuses, suggesting an...
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