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Essential role of the CUL4B ubiquitin ligase in extra-embryonic tissue development during mouse embryogenesis.
Cell research - 1 Aug 2012
Liu Liren, Yin Yan, Li Yuewei, Prevedel Lisa, Lacy Elizabeth H, Ma Liang, Zhou Pengbo
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the CUL4B ubiquitin ligase gene are causally linked to syndromic X-linked mental retardation (XLMR). However, the pathogenic role of CUL4B mutations in neuronal and developmental defects is not understood. We have generated mice with targeted disruption of Cul4b, and observed embryonic lethality with pronounced growth inhibition and increased apoptosis in extra-embryonic tissues. Cul4b, but not its...
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