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Targeted disruption of Cbfa1 results in a complete lack of bone formation owing to maturational arrest of osteoblasts.
Cell - 30 May 1997
Komori T, Yagi H, Nomura S, Yamaguchi A, Sasaki K, Deguchi K, Shimizu Y, Bronson R T, Gao Y H, Inada M, Sato M, Okamoto R, Kitamura Y, Yoshiki S, Kishimoto T
Abstract excerpt
A transcription factor, Cbfa1, which belongs to the runt-domain gene family, is expressed restrictively in fetal development. To elucidate the function of Cbfa1, we generated mice with a mutated Cbfa1 locus. Mice with a homozygous mutation in Cbfa1 died just after birth without breathing. Examina...
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