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Epidermal hyperplasia and expansion of the interfollicular stem cell compartment in mutant mice with a C-terminal truncation of Patched1.
Developmental biology - 15 Aug 2007
Nieuwenhuis Erica, Barnfield Paul C, Makino Shigeru, Hui Chi-Chung
Abstract excerpt
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is conserved from flies to humans and is indispensable in embryogenesis and adulthood. Patched (Ptc) encodes a receptor for Hh ligands and functions as a tumor suppressor. PTCH1 mutations in humans are found in basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and irradiated Ptc1(+/-) mice recapitulate this phenotype. However, due to embryonic lethality associated with the Ptc1 null mutation, its normal function...
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