Genetic dissection of Pitx2 in craniofacial development uncovers new functions in branchial arch morphogenes, late aspects of tooth morphogenesis and cell migration

Development

Volumn 130, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 6375-6385

  Liu, Wei ^a   Selever, Jennifer ^a   Lu, Mei Fang ^a   Martin, James F ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniofacial morphogenesis; Haploinsufficiency; Homeobox

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CRE RECOMBINASE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CELL FATE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; EYE MALFORMATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; HOMEOBOX; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RIEGER SYNDROME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANIMALS; BRANCHIAL REGION; CELL MOVEMENT; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; FACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SKULL; TOOTH GERM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0346888506     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.00849     Document Type: Review

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