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Neural tube defects by NUAK1 and NUAK2 double mutation.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Aug 2012
Ohmura Tomomi, Shioi Go, Hirano Mariko, Aizawa Shinichi
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BACKGROUND: NUAK1 and NUAK2, members of the AMP-activated protein kinase family of serine/threonine kinases, are prominently expressed in neuroectoderm, but their functions in neurulation have not been elucidated. RESULTS: NUAK1 and NUAK2 double mutants exhibited exencephaly, facial clefting, and spina bifida. Median hinge point was formed, but dorsolateral hinge point formation was not apparent in cranial neural...
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