Cloning and characterization of Fortune-1, a novel gene with enhanced expression in male reproductive organs of Cycas edentata |
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Authors: | Zhang Pingyu Pwee Keng-Hock Tan Hugh T W Kumar Prakash P |
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Institution: | Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany. |
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Abstract: | Digit formation during vertebrate limb development is a well-known example of programmed cell death. We have used this system to analyze whether the formation of the interdigital necrotic zone in mouse autopods is linked with the expression of BAG-1, a gene with an anti-death activity. Here, we demonstrate that during development of mouse autopods, BAG-1 expression is downregulated upon the initiation of interdigital apoptosis. We further show that retinoic acid induced interdigital apoptosis is also correlated with a downregulation of BAG-1 expression. On the contrary, the expression of BAG-1 remains unaltered in autopods of RARbeta(-/-)/RARgamma(-/-) mice which show severe interdigital webbing due to a marked decrease in interdigital apoptosis. |
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