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Temporospatial sonic hedgehog signalling is essential for neural crest-dependent patterning of the intrinsic tongue musculature.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 12 Nov 2019
Okuhara Shigeru, Birjandi Anahid A, Adel Al-Lami Hadeel, Sagai Tomoko, Amano Takanori, Shiroishi Toshihiko, Xavier Guilherme M, Liu Karen J, Cobourne Martyn T, Iseki Sachiko
Abstract excerpt
The tongue is a highly specialised muscular organ with a complex anatomy required for normal function. We have utilised multiple genetic approaches to investigate local temporospatial requirements for sonic hedgehog (SHH) signalling during tongue development. Mice lacking a Shh cis-enhancer, MFCS4 (ShhMFCS4/-), with reduced SHH in dorsal tongue epithelium have perturbed lingual septum tendon formation and...
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