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SMC5/6 is required for replication fork stability and faithful chromosome segregation during neurogenesis.
eLife - 17 Nov 2020
Atkins Alisa, Xu Michelle J, Li Maggie, Rogers Nathaniel P, Pryzhkova Marina V, Jordan Philip W
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of SMC5/6 components cause developmental defects, including primary microcephaly. To model neurodevelopmental defects, we engineered a mouse wherein Smc5 is conditionally knocked out (cKO) in the developing neocortex. Smc5 cKO mice exhibited neurodevelopmental defects due to neural progenitor cell (NPC) apoptosis, which led to reduction in cortical layer neurons. Smc5 cKO NPCs formed DNA bridges during...
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