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Loss of Axin2 Causes Ocular Defects During Mouse Eye Development.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Oct 2016
Alldredge Ashley, Fuhrmann Sabine
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The scaffold protein Axin2 is an antagonist and universal target of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Disruption of Axin2 may lead to developmental eye defects; however, this has not been examined. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Axin2 during ocular and extraocular development in mouse. METHODS: Animals heterozygous and homozygous for a Axin2lacZ knock-in allele were analyzed at...
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