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poky/chuk/ikk1 is required for differentiation of the zebrafish embryonic epidermis.
Developmental biology - 15 Oct 2010
Fukazawa Cindy, Santiago Celine, Park Keon Min, Deery William J, Gomez de la Torre Canny Sol, Holterhoff Christopher K, Wagner Daniel S
Abstract excerpt
An epidermis surrounds all vertebrates, forming a water barrier between the external environment and the internal space of the organism. In the zebrafish, the embryonic epidermis consists of an outer enveloping layer (EVL) and an inner basal layer that have distinct embryonic origins. Differentiation of the EVL requires the maternal effect gene poky/ikk1 in EVL cells prior to establishment of the basal layer....
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