Article
A targeted mutation in the mouse E-cadherin gene results in defective preimplantation development.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 31 Jan 1995
Riethmacher D, Brinkmann V, Birchmeier C
Abstract excerpt
The Ca(2+)-dependent cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin functions in the establishment and maintenance of epithelial cell morphology during embryogenesis and adulthood. Downregulation or complete shut-down of E-cadherin expression and mutation of the gene are observed during the progression of tum...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Blastocyst
- Blastomeres
- Cadherins
- Chimera
- Desmosomes
- Embryonic and Fetal Development
- Gene Targeting
- Homozygote
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
