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Protein tyrosine phosphatase activity in the neural crest is essential for normal heart and skull development.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 7 Jul 2009
Nakamura Tomoki, Gulick James, Colbert Melissa C, Robbins Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
Mutations within the protein tyrosine phosphatase, SHP2, which is encoded by PTPN11, cause a significant proportion of Noonan syndrome (NS) cases, typically presenting with both cardiac disease and craniofacial abnormalities. Neural crest cells (NCCs) participate in both heart and skull formation, but the role of SHP2 signaling in NCC has not yet been determined. To gain insight into the role of SHP2 in NCC...
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