Male-biased aganglionic megacolon in the TashT mouse line due to perturbation of silencer elements in a large gene desert of chromosome 10.

Neural crest cells (NCC) are a transient migratory cell population that generates diverse cell types such as neurons and glia of the enteric nervous system (ENS). Via an insertional mutation screen for loci affecting NCC development in mice, we identified one line-named TashT-that displays a partial...

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Main Authors: Karl-F Bergeron, Tatiana Cardinal, Aboubacrine M Touré, Mélanie Béland, Diana L Raiwet, David W Silversides, Nicolas Pilon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4364714?pdf=render