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The role of Irf6 in tooth epithelial invagination.
Developmental biology - 1 May 2012
Blackburn James, Ohazama Atsushi, Kawasaki Katsushige, Otsuka-Tanaka Yoko, Liu Bigang, Honda Kenya, Rountree Ryan B, Hu Yinling, Kawasaki Maiko, Birchmeier Walter, Schmidt-Ullrich Ruth, Kinoshita Akira, Schutte Brian C, Hammond Nigel L, Dixon Michael J, Sharpe Paul T
Abstract excerpt
Thickening and the subsequent invagination of the epithelium are an important initial step in ectodermal organ development. Ikkα has been shown to play a critical role in controlling epithelial growth, since Ikkα mutant mice show protrusions (evaginations) of incisor tooth, whisker and hair folli...
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