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Myosin-X is required for cranial neural crest cell migration in Xenopus laevis.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Oct 2009
Hwang Yoo-Seok, Luo Ting, Xu Yanhua, Sargent Thomas D
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Myosin-X (MyoX) belongs to a large family of unconventional, nonmuscle, actin-dependent motor proteins. We show that MyoX is predominantly expressed in cranial neural crest (CNC) cells in embryos of Xenopus laevis and is required for head and jaw cartilage development. Knockdown of MyoX expressio...
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