Molecular basis of cleft palates in mice.
World J Biol Chem
; 6(3): 121-38, 2015 Aug 26.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26322171
ABSTRACT
Cleft palate, including complete or incomplete cleft palates, soft palate clefts, and submucosal cleft palates, is the most frequent congenital craniofacial anomaly in humans. Multifactorial conditions, including genetic and environmental factors, induce the formation of cleft palates. The process of palatogenesis is temporospatially regulated by transcription factors, growth factors, extracellular matrix proteins, and membranous molecules; a single ablation of these molecules can result in a cleft palate in vivo. Studies on knockout mice were reviewed in order to identify genetic errors that lead to cleft palates. In this review, we systematically describe these mutant mice and discuss the molecular mechanisms of palatogenesis.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
World J Biol Chem
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan