Transcription factor TFAP2C regulates major programs required for murine fetal germ cell maintenance and haploinsufficiency predisposes to teratomas in male mice.

Maintenance and maturation of primordial germ cells is controlled by complex genetic and epigenetic cascades, and disturbances in this network lead to either infertility or malignant aberration. Transcription factor TFAP2C has been described to be essential for primordial germ cell maintenance and t...

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Main Authors: Jana Schemmer, Marcos J Araúzo-Bravo, Natalie Haas, Sabine Schäfer, Susanne N Weber, Astrid Becker, Dawid Eckert, Andreas Zimmer, Daniel Nettersheim, Hubert Schorle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23967156/pdf/?tool=EBI