Many ribosomal protein genes are cancer genes in zebrafish.

We have generated several hundred lines of zebrafish (Danio rerio), each heterozygous for a recessive embryonic lethal mutation. Since many tumor suppressor genes are recessive lethals, we screened our colony for lines that display early mortality and/or gross evidence of tumors. We identified 12 li...

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Main Authors: Adam Amsterdam, Kirsten C Sadler, Kevin Lai, Sarah Farrington, Roderick T Bronson, Jacqueline A Lees, Nancy Hopkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2004-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC406397?pdf=render