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Regulation of collagen gene expression in the Tsk2 mouse.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 May 2008
Barisic-Dujmovic Tatjana, Boban Ivana, Clark Stephen H
Abstract excerpt
The tight skin 2 (Tsk2) mutation is an ENU induced dominant mutation localized on mouse chromosome 1. While the molecular defect is unknown, Tsk2/+ mice display cutaneous thickening associated with excessive matrix production and are used as a model of scleroderma. The purpose of this study was to examine the cellular mechanisms associated with the excessive synthesis of matrix macromolecules using a collagen...
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