Targeted disruption of cubilin reveals essential developmental roles in the structure and function of endoderm and in somite formation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cubilin is a peripheral membrane protein that interacts with the integral membrane proteins megalin and amnionless to mediate ligand endocytosis by absorptive epithelia such as the extraembryonic visceral endoderm (VE).</p> <...

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Main Authors: Cooley Marion A, Spyropoulos Demetri D, Barth Jeremy L, Fleming Paul A, Mussell Jason C, Smith Brian T, Drake Christopher J, Argraves W Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/6/30