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Loss of ATRX in chondrocytes has minimal effects on skeletal development.
PloS one - 23 Sept 2009
Solomon Lauren A, Li Jennifer R, Bérubé Nathalie G, Beier Frank
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the human ATRX gene cause developmental defects, including skeletal deformities and dwarfism. ATRX encodes a chromatin remodeling protein, however the role of ATRX in skeletal development is currently unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We induced Atrx deletion in mouse cartilage using the Cre-loxP system, with Cre expression driven by the collagen II (Col2a1) promoter. Growth rate,...
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