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Gap junctions composed of connexins 41.8 and 39.4 are essential for colour pattern formation in zebrafish

Interactions between all three pigment cell types are required to form the stripe pattern of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio), but their molecular nature is poorly understood. Mutations in leopard (leo), encoding Connexin 41.8 (Cx41.8), a gap junction subunit, cause a phenotypic series of spotted patte...

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Autores principales: Irion, Uwe, Frohnhöfer, Hans Georg, Krauss, Jana, Çolak Champollion, Tuǧba, Maischein, Hans-Martin, Geiger-Rudolph, Silke, Weiler, Christian, Nüsslein-Volhard, Christiane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25535837
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.05125

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