Deficiency in crumbs homolog 2 (Crb2) affects gastrulation and results in embryonic lethality in mice

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 240, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2646-2656

  Xiao, Zhijie ^a   Patrakka, Jaakko ^a   Nukui, Masatoshi ^a   Chi, Lijun ^b   Niu, Dadi ^a   Betsholtz, Christer ^a   Pikkarainan, Timo ^a   Vainio, Seppo ^b   Tryggvason, Karl ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cell polarization; Crumbs; Epithelial mesenchymal transformation; Gastrulation; Gene knock out

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN CRUMBS HOMOLOG 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; EMBRYO MORTALITY; ENDODERM; EPITHELIUM; GASTRULATION; GENE TARGETING; MESODERM; MOUSE; MOUSE EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; PRIMITIVE STREAK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN CRUMBS HOMOLOG 2 DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; EMBRYO LOSS; ENDODERM; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GASTRULATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MESODERM; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 80855138566     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22778     Document Type: Article

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