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Replacement of related POU transcription factors leads to severe defects in mouse forebrain development.
Developmental biology - 15 Aug 2009
Wolf Michael, Lommes Petra, Sock Elisabeth, Reiprich Simone, Friedrich Ralf P, Kriesch Jana, Stolt C Claus, Bermingham John R, Wegner Michael
Abstract excerpt
Related transcription factors of the POU protein family show extensive overlap of expression in vivo and exhibit very similar biochemical properties in vitro. To study functional equivalence of class III POU proteins in vivo, we exchanged the Oct-6 gene by Brn-1 in the mouse. Brn-1 can fully replace Oct-6 in Schwann cells and rescue peripheral nervous system development in these mice. The same mice, however,...
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