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Divergence of zebrafish and mouse lymphatic cell fate specification pathways.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Mar 2014
van Impel Andreas, Zhao Zhonghua, Hermkens Dorien M A, Roukens M Guy, Fischer Johanna C, Peterson-Maduro Josi, Duckers Henricus, Ober Elke A, Ingham Philip W, Schulte-Merker Stefan
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In mammals, the homeodomain transcription factor Prox1 acts as the central regulator of lymphatic cell fate. Its restricted expression in a subset of cardinal vein cells leads to a switch towards lymphatic specification and hence represents a prerequisite for the initiation of lymphangiogenesis. Murine Prox1-null embryos lack lymphatic structures, and sustained expression of Prox1 is indispensable for the...
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