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Sp8 regulates inner ear development.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Apr 2014
Chung Hyeyoung A, Medina-Ruiz Sofia, Harland Richard M
Abstract excerpt
A forward genetic screen of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea mutagenized Xenopus tropicalis has identified an inner ear mutant named eclipse (ecl). Mutants developed enlarged otic vesicles and various defects of otoconia development; they also showed abnormal circular and inverted swimming patterns. Positional cloning identified specificity protein 8 (sp8), which was previously found to regulate limb and brain development....
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