| First Author | Koo SK | Year | 2009 |
| Journal | Dev Biol | Volume | 333 |
| Issue | 1 | Pages | 14-25 |
| PubMed ID | 19540218 | Mgi Jnum | J:152264 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:4357741 | Doi | 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.06.016 |
| Citation | Koo SK, et al. (2009) Lmx1a maintains proper neurogenic, sensory, and non-sensory domains in the mammalian inner ear. Dev Biol 333(1):14-25 |
| abstractText | Lmx1a is a LIM homeodomain-containing transcription factor, which is required for the formation of multiple organs. Lmx1a is broadly expressed in early stages of the developing inner ear, but its expression is soon restricted to the non-sensory regions of the developing ear. In an Lmx1a functional null mutant, dreher (dr(J)/dr(J)), the inner ears lack a non-sensory structure, the endolymphatic duct, and the membranous labyrinth is poorly developed. These phenotypes are consistent with Lmx1a's role as a selector gene. More importantly, while all three primary fates of the inner ear - neural, sensory, and non-sensory |
