p53 deletion rescues lethal microcephaly in a mouse model with neural stem cell abscission defects

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Building a cerebral cortex of the proper size involves balancing rates and timing of neural stem cell (NSC) proliferation, neurogenesis and cell death. The cellular mechanisms connecting genetic mutations to brain malformation phenotypes are still poorly understood. Microcephaly may result when NSC divisions are too slow, produce neurons too early or undergo apoptosis but the relative contributions of these...

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