Gene targeting reveals a widespread role for the high-mobility-group transcription factor Sox11 in tissue remodeling.

Sock E, Wegner M (2004)


Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2004

Journal

Publisher: American Society for Microbiology

Pages Range: 6635-6644

Journal Issue: 24

DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.15.6635-6644.2004

Abstract

The high-mobility-group domain-containing transcription factor Sox11 is expressed transiently during embryonic development in many tissues that undergo inductive remodeling. Here we have analyzed the function of Sox11 by gene deletion in the mouse. Sox11-deficient mice died at birth from congenital cyanosis, likely resulting from heart defects. These included ventricular septation defects and outflow tract malformations that ranged from arterial common trunk to a condition known as double outlet right ventricle. Many other organs that normally express Sox11 also exhibited severe developmental defects. We observed various craniofacial and skeletal malformations, asplenia, and hypopiasia of the lung, stomach, and pancreas. Eyelids and the abdominal wall did not close properly in some Sox11-deficient mice. This phenotype suggests a prime function for Sox11 in tissue remodeling and identifies SOX11 as a potentially mutated gene in corresponding human malformation syndromes.

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APA:

Sock, E., & Wegner, M. (2004). Gene targeting reveals a widespread role for the high-mobility-group transcription factor Sox11 in tissue remodeling. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 24, 6635-6644. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MCB.24.15.6635-6644.2004

MLA:

Sock, Elisabeth, and Michael Wegner. "Gene targeting reveals a widespread role for the high-mobility-group transcription factor Sox11 in tissue remodeling." Molecular and Cellular Biology 24 (2004): 6635-6644.

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