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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-06-01
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Series: | BMC Developmental Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/6/30 |