Regulation and function of Spalt proteins during animal development

JF Celis, R Barrio - 2008 - digital.csic.es
The genes of the spalt (sal) family play fundamental roles during animal development. The
two members of this family in Drosophila, spalt (sal) and spalt-related (salr) encode Zn-finger …

[HTML][HTML] The vertebrate spalt genes in development and disease

D Sweetman, A Münsterberg - Developmental biology, 2006 - Elsevier
The spalt proteins are encoded by a family of evolutionarily conserved genes found in
species as diverse as Drosophila, C. elegans and vertebrates. In humans, mutations in …

Mutations in the SALL1 putative transcription factor gene cause Townes-Brocks syndrome

J Kohlhase, A Wischermann, H Reichenbach… - Nature …, 1998 - nature.com
Abstract Townes-Brocks syndrome (IBS, OMIM# 107480) is a rare autosomal-dominant
malformation syndrome with a combination of anal, renal, limb and ear anomalies1 …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescence-and magnetic-activated cell sorting strategies to isolate and enrich human spermatogonial stem cells

H Valli, M Sukhwani, SL Dovey, KA Peters, J Donohue… - Fertility and sterility, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the molecular characteristics of human spermatogonia and optimize
methods to enrich spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). Design Laboratory study using human …

Mutations at the SALL4 locus on chromosome 20 result in a range of clinically overlapping phenotypes, including Okihiro syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, acro-renal …

J Kohlhase, L Schubert, M Liebers, A Rauch… - Journal of medical …, 2003 - jmg.bmj.com
We have recently shown that Okihiro syndrome results from mutation in the putative zinc
finger transcription factor gene SALL4 on chromosome 20q13. 13-13.2. There is …

[HTML][HTML] Stem cell factor SALL4 represses the transcriptions of PTEN and SALL1 through an epigenetic repressor complex

J Lu, H Jeong, N Kong, Y Yang, J Carroll, HR Luo… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background The embryonic stem cell (ESC) factor, SALL4, plays an essential role in both
development and leukemogenesis. It is a unique gene that is involved in self-renewal in …

[HTML][HTML] SALL4 expression in gonocytes and spermatogonial clones of postnatal mouse testes

K Gassei, KE Orwig - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The spermatogenic lineage is established after birth when gonocytes migrate to the
basement membrane of seminiferous tubules and give rise to spermatogonial stem cells …

[HTML][HTML] Regionalized metabolic activity establishes boundaries of retinoic acid signalling

T Hollemann, Y Chen, H Grunz, T Pieler - The EMBO journal, 1998 - embopress.org
The competence of a cell to respond to the signalling molecule retinoic acid (RA) is thought
to depend largely on its repertoire of cognate zinc finger nuclear receptors. XCYP26 is an …

SALL4 mutations in Okihiro syndrome (Duane‐radial ray syndrome), acro‐renal‐ocular syndrome, and related disorders

J Kohlhase, D Chitayat, D Kotzot, S Ceylaner… - Human …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Okihiro/Duane‐radial ray syndrome (DRRS) is an autosomal dominant condition
characterized by radial ray defects and Duane anomaly (a form of strabismus). Other …

[HTML][HTML] Increased XRALDH2 activity has a posteriorizing effect on the central nervous system of Xenopus embryos

Y Chen, N Pollet, C Niehrs, T Pieler - Mechanisms of development, 2001 - Elsevier
Retinoic acid (RA) metabolizing enzymes play important roles in RA signaling during
vertebrate embryogenesis. We have previously reported on a RA degrading enzyme …