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Entpd5 is essential for skeletal mineralization and regulates phosphate homeostasis in zebrafish.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Dec 2012
Huitema Leonie F A, Apschner Alexander, Logister Ive, Spoorendonk Kirsten M, Bussmann Jeroen, Hammond Chrissy L, Schulte-Merker Stefan
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Bone mineralization is an essential step during the embryonic development of vertebrates, and bone serves vital functions in human physiology. To systematically identify unique gene functions essential for osteogenesis, we performed a forward genetic screen in zebrafish and isolated a mutant, no bone (nob), that does not form any mineralized bone. Positional cloning of nob identified the causative gene to encode...
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