Agilent microarray analysis between a Dullard-heterozygous and a Dullard-homozygous E7.5 embryo
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-39224 | BioStudies |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies
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Project description:To explore the loss of Dullurd function in mouse embryo development, we have performed the Agilent microarray analysis between a Dullard-heterozygous and a Dullard-homozygous E7.5 embryo. Our findings show that Dullard does not act in concert with BMP4 and Smad1/5/8, whereas loss of Dullard is associated with a reduced level of WNT/β-catenin signaling activity, accompanied by elevated expression of Wnt3 and WNT antagonists including Dkk1, Sfrp1 and Sfrp5 in mouse germ cell formation. E7.5 mouse embryos were collected. One Dullard-heterozygous embryo and one Dullard-homozygous embryo were used for the analysis.
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