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Removal of Hsf4 leads to cataract development in mice through down-regulation of gamma S-crystallin and Bfsp expression.
BMC molecular biology - 19 Feb 2009
Shi Xiaohe, Cui Bin, Wang Zhugang, Weng Lin, Xu Zhongping, Ma Jinjin, Xu Guotong, Kong Xiangyin, Hu Landian
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BACKGROUND: Heat-shock transcription factor 4 (HSF4) mutations are associated with autosomal dominant lamellar cataract and Marner cataract. Disruptions of the Hsf4 gene cause lens defects in mice, indicating a requirement for HSF4 in fiber cell differentiation during lens development. However, n...
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