A Regulatory Loop Involving PAX6, MITF, and WNT Signaling Controls Retinal Pigment Epithelium Development

Kapil Bharti; Melanie Gasper; Jingxing Ou; Martha Brucato; Katharina Clore-Gronenborn; James Pickel; Heinz Arnheiter

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002757

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A Regulatory Loop Involving PAX6, MITF, and WNT Signaling Controls Retinal Pigment Epithelium Development

Kapil Bharti ,

* E-mail: kapilbharti@ninds.nih.gov

Affiliation Mammalian Development Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Melanie Gasper,

Current address: Department of Global Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Affiliation Mammalian Development Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Jingxing Ou,

Affiliation Mammalian Development Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Martha Brucato,

Current address: Medical Scientist Training Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Mammalian Development Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Katharina Clore-Gronenborn,

Affiliation Mammalian Development Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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James Pickel,

Affiliation Transgenic Core Facility, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Heinz Arnheiter

Affiliation Mammalian Development Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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A Regulatory Loop Involving PAX6, MITF, and WNT Signaling Controls Retinal Pigment Epithelium Development

Kapil Bharti,
Melanie Gasper,
Jingxing Ou,
Martha Brucato,
Katharina Clore-Gronenborn,
James Pickel,
Heinz Arnheiter

Published: July 5, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002757

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