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Context-specific function of the LIM homeobox 1 transcription factor in head formation of the mouse embryo.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 2015
Fossat Nicolas, Ip Chi Kin, Jones Vanessa J, Studdert Joshua B, Khoo Poh-Lynn, Lewis Samara L, Power Melinda, Tourle Karin, Loebel David A F, Kwan Kin Ming, Behringer Richard R, Tam Patrick P L
Abstract excerpt
Lhx1 encodes a LIM homeobox transcription factor that is expressed in the primitive streak, mesoderm and anterior mesendoderm of the mouse embryo. Using a conditional Lhx1 flox mutation and three different Cre deleters, we demonstrated that LHX1 is required in the anterior mesendoderm, but not in the mesoderm, for formation of the head. LHX1 enables the morphogenetic movement of cells that accompanies the...
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