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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
The fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 gene is differentially spliced to encode two transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor proteins that have different ligand-binding specificities and exclusive tissue distributions. We have used Cre-mediated excision to generate mice lacking the IIIb form of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 whilst retaining expression of the IIIc form. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2(IIIb) null mice are viable until birth, but have severe defects of the limbs, lung and anterior pituitary gland. The development of these structures appears to initiate, but then fails with the tissues undergoing extensive apoptosis. There are also developmental abnormalities of the salivary glands, inner ear, teeth and skin, as well as minor defects in skull formation. Our findings point to a key role for fibroblast growth factor receptor 2(IIIb) in mesenchymal-epithelial signalling during early organogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0950-1991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
127
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
483-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Abnormalities, Multiple, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Craniofacial Abnormalities, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Embryonic and Fetal Development, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Epithelium, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Integrases, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Mesoderm, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:10631169-Viral Proteins
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
An important role for the IIIb isoform of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) in mesenchymal-epithelial signalling during mouse organogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX, UK. dickson@icrf.icnet.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't