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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
The Zfp36l1 gene encodes a zinc finger-containing mRNA binding protein implicated in the posttranscriptional control of gene expression. Mouse embryos homozygous for a targeted mutation in the Zfp36l1 locus died mid-gestation and exhibited extraembryonic and intraembryonic vascular abnormalities and heart defects. In the developing placenta, there was a failure of the extraembryonic mesoderm to invaginate the trophoblast layer. The phenotype was associated with an elevated expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A in the embryos and in embryonic fibroblasts cultured under conditions of both normoxia and hypoxia. VEGF-A overproduction by embryonic fibroblasts was not a consequence of changes in Vegf-a mRNA stability; instead, we observed enhanced association with polyribosomes, suggesting Zfp36l1 influences translational regulation. These data implicate Zfp36l1as a negative regulator of Vegf-a gene activity during development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1058-8388
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
235
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3144-55
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The RNA binding protein Zfp36l1 is required for normal vascularisation and post-transcriptionally regulates VEGF expression.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Babraham, Cambridge, United Kingdom. sarah-e.bell@bbsrc.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't