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Expression of Sox and fibrillar collagen genes in lamprey larval chondrogenesis with implications for the evolution of vertebrate cartilage
13 Aug 2008
Abstract excerpt
Lampreys possess unique types of cartilage in which elastin-like proteins are the dominant matrix component, whereas gnathostome cartilage is mainly composed of fibrillar collagen. Despite the differences in protein composition, the Sox-col2a1 genetic cascade was suggested to be conserved between lamprey pharyngeal cartilage and gnathostome cartilage. We examined whether the cascade is conserved in another type...
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