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Jxc1/Sobp, encoding a nuclear zinc finger protein, is critical for cochlear growth, cell fate, and patterning of the organ of corti.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 25 Jun 2008
Chen Zheng, Montcouquiol Mireille, Calderon Rene, Jenkins Nancy A, Copeland Neal G, Kelley Matthew W, Noben-Trauth Konrad
Abstract excerpt
The mouse cochlea emerges from the ventral pole of the otocyst to form a one and three-quarter coil. Little is known about the factors that control the growth of the cochlea. Jackson circler (jc) is a recessive mutation causing deafness resulting from a growth arrest of the cochlea duct at day 13.5 of embryonic development. Here, we identify the vertebrate homolog of the Drosophila Sobp (sine oculis-binding...
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