Article
The tyrosine phosphatase Shp2 acts downstream of GDNF/Ret in branching morphogenesis of the developing mouse kidney.
Developmental biology - 15 Dec 2011
Willecke Regina, Heuberger Julian, Grossmann Katja, Michos Odyssé, Schmidt-Ott Kai, Walentin Katharina, Costantini Frank, Birchmeier Walter
Abstract excerpt
The tyrosine phosphatase Shp2 acts downstream of various growth factors, hormones or cytokine receptors. Mutations of the Shp2 gene are associated with several human diseases. Here we have ablated Shp2 in the developing kidneys of mice, using the ureteric bud epithelium-specific Hoxb7/Cre. Mutant mice produced a phenotype that is similar to mutations of the genes of the GDNF/Ret receptor system, that is: strongly...
Topics
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Animals
- Cell Proliferation
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Female
- Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
- Homeodomain Proteins
- Kidney
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
