Article
Requirement of DLG1 for cardiovascular development and tissue elongation during cochlear, enteric, and skeletal development: possible role in convergent extension.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Iizuka-Kogo Akiko, Senda Takao, Akiyama Tetsu, Shimomura Atsushi, Nomura Ryuji, Hasegawa Yoshimi, Yamamura Ken-Ichi, Kogo Hiroshi, Sawai Nobuhiko, Matsuzaki Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
The Dlg1 gene encodes a member of the MAGUK protein family involved in the polarization of epithelial cells. Null mutant mice for the Dlg1 gene (Dlg1-/- mice) exhibit respiratory failure and cyanosis, and die soon after birth. However, the cause of this neonatal lethality has not been determined. In the present study, we further examined Dlg1-/- mice and found severe defects in the cardiovascular system,...
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