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SUBMITTER: Kuure S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2875840 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kuure Satu S Chi Xuan X Lu Benson B Costantini Frank F
Development (Cambridge, England) 20100512 12
Signaling by the Ret receptor tyrosine kinase promotes cell movements in the Wolffian duct that give rise to the first ureteric bud tip, initiating kidney development. Although the ETS transcription factors Etv4 and Etv5 are known to be required for mouse kidney development and to act downstream of Ret, their specific functions are unclear. Here, we examine their role by analyzing the ability of Etv4 Etv5 compound mutant cells to contribute to chimeric kidneys. Etv4(-/-);Etv5(+/-) cells show a l ...[more]