Congenital asplenia due to a tlx1 mutation reduces resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila infection in zebrafish.

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It is documented that tlx1, an orphan homeobox gene, plays critical roles in the regulation of early spleen developmental in mammalian species. However, there is no direct evidence supporting the functions of tlx1 in non-mammalian species, especially in fish. In this study, we demonstrated that tlx1 is expressed in the splenic primordia as early as 52 hours post-fertilization (hpf) in zebrafish. A tlx1-/-...

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