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SrGAP3 knockout mice display enlarged lateral ventricles and specific cilia disturbances of ependymal cells in the third ventricle.
Cell and tissue research - 1 Aug 2015
Koschützke Leif, Bertram Jonathan, Hartmann Bianca, Bartsch Dusan, Lotze Martin, von Bohlen und Halbach Oliver
Abstract excerpt
In several mouse models of mental retardation, ventricular enlargements have been observed. Mutation in the SrGAP3 gene residing on chromosome 3p25 has previously been associated with intellectual disability in humans. In addition, SrGAP3 is related to Rho-GAPs signaling pathways, which play essential roles in the development and plasticity of the nervous system. About 10 % of postnatal homozygous...
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