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KazrinA is required for axial elongation and epidermal integrity in Xenopus tropicalis.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Jun 2008
Sevilla Lisa M, Rana Amer A, Watt Fiona M, Smith James C
Abstract excerpt
Kazrin is a recently described desmosomal protein that binds the cornified envelope precursor periplakin. In this study, we have examined kazrin isoform A expression during the development of Xenopus tropicalis and investigated the consequences of its depletion. Whole mount in situ hybridisation revealed that kazrinA mRNA is expressed throughout the embryo at least until tadpole stages. Xenopus tropicalis embryos...
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