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EMG1 is essential for mouse pre-implantation embryo development.
BMC developmental biology - 21 Sept 2010
Wu Xiaoli, Sandhu Sumit, Patel Nehal, Triggs-Raine Barbara, Ding Hao
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BACKGROUND: Essential for mitotic growth 1 (EMG1) is a highly conserved nucleolar protein identified in yeast to have a critical function in ribosome biogenesis. A mutation in the human EMG1 homolog causes Bowen-Conradi syndrome (BCS), a developmental disorder characterized by severe growth failure and psychomotor retardation leading to death in early childhood. To begin to understand the role of EMG1 in...
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