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Deficient heme and globin synthesis in embryonic stem cells lacking the erythroid-specific delta-aminolevulinate synthase gene.
Blood - 1 Feb 1998
Harigae H, Suwabe N, Weinstock P H, Nagai M, Fujita H, Yamamoto M, Sassa S
Abstract excerpt
The erythroid-specific isoform of delta-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS-E) catalyzes the first step of heme biosynthesis in erythroid cells, and ALAS-E gene mutations are known to be responsible for x-linked sideroblastic anemia. To study the role of ALAS-E in erythroid development, we prepared mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells carrying a disrupted ALAS-E gene and examined the effect of the lack of ALAS-E gene...
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