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Cdk8 is essential for preimplantation mouse development.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Sept 2007
Westerling Thomas, Kuuluvainen Emilia, Mäkelä Tomi P
Abstract excerpt
The Cdk8 kinase and associated proteins form a nonessential transcriptional repressor module of the Mediator in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetic analyses of this module have demonstrated functions ranging from environmental responses in budding yeast to organogenesis and development in worms, flies, and zebrafish. Here we have investigated the function of mammalian Cdk8 using mice harboring a...
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