An N-terminal G11A mutation in HOXD13 causes synpolydactyly and interferes with Gli3R function during limb pre-patterning

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2464-2475

  Brison, Nathalie ^a   Debeer, Philippe ^b   Fantini, Sebastian ^c   Oley, Christine ^d   Zappavigna, Vincenzo ^c   Luyten, Frank P ^a   Tylzanowski, Przemko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

G11A PROTEIN; HOXD13 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNPOLYDACTYLY; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHICK EMBRYO; COS CELLS; HEK293 CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; SYNDACTYLY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84861131694     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds060     Document Type: Article

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