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The absence of Prep1 causes p53-dependent apoptosis of mouse pluripotent epiblast cells.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Oct 2010
Fernandez-Diaz Luis C, Laurent Audrey, Girasoli Sara, Turco Margherita, Longobardi Elena, Iotti Giorgio, Jenkins Nancy A, Fiorenza Maria Teresa, Copeland Neal G, Blasi Francesco
Abstract excerpt
Disruption of mouse Prep1, which codes for a homeodomain transcription factor, leads to embryonic lethality during post-implantation stages. Prep1(-/-) embryos stop developing after implantation and before anterior visceral endoderm (AVE) formation. In Prep1(-/-) embryos at E6.5 (onset of gastrulation), the AVE is absent and the proliferating extra-embryonic ectoderm and epiblast, marked by Bmp4 and Oct4,...
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