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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Terre B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5207319 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The EMBO journal 20160301 9
The generation of multiciliated cells (MCCs) is required for the proper function of many tissues, including the respiratory tract, brain, and germline. Defects in MCC development have been demonstrated to cause a subclass of mucociliary clearance disorders termed reduced generation of multiple motile cilia (RGMC). To date, only two genes, Multicilin (MCIDAS) and cyclin O (CCNO) have been identified in this disorder in humans. Here, we describe mice lacking GEMC1 (GMNC), a protein with a similar ...[more]