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Transcription factor TEAD4 specifies the trophectoderm lineage at the beginning of mammalian development.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 2007
Yagi Rieko, Kohn Matthew J, Karavanova Irina, Kaneko Kotaro J, Vullhorst Detlef, DePamphilis Melvin L, Buonanno Andres
Abstract excerpt
Specification of cell lineages in mammals begins shortly after fertilization with formation of a blastocyst consisting of trophectoderm, which contributes exclusively to the placenta, and inner cell mass (ICM), from which the embryo develops. Here we report that ablation of the mouse Tead4 gene results in a preimplantation lethal phenotype, and TEAD4 is one of two highly homologous TEAD transcription factors that...
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