| Literature DB >> 17049212 |
Andy Teng1, Mahalakshmi Nair, Julie Wells, Julia A Segre, Xing Dai.
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Ovol1 encodes a zinc finger transcriptional repressor that is downstream of the LEF1/beta-catenin complex, nuclear effectors of canonical Wnt signaling. Previous gene knockout studies performed in a 129SvxC57BL/6 mixed genetic background revealed that Ovol1-deficient mice survive to adulthood but display multiple tissue defects. In this study, we describe a C57BL/6 strain-specific reduction in perinatal survival of Ovol1 mutant mice. The perinatal lethality is accompanied by kidney epithelial cysts of embryonic onset and delayed skin barrier acquisition. Genetic analysis suggests a partial functional compensation by Ovol2 for the loss of Ovol1. The expression of Ovol2 was up-regulated in Ovol1-deficient epidermis, and Ovol1 represses the activity of Ovol2 promoter in a DNA binding-dependent manner. Collectively, these studies uncover novel functions of Ovol1 in mouse development and identify Ovol2 as a downstream target of Ovol1.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17049212 PMCID: PMC1773004 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2006.08.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002