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ArticleExperimental animals2020

c-MAF deletion in adult C57BL/6J mice induces cataract formation and abnormal differentiation of lens fiber cells.

Mitsunori Fujino, Asuka Tagami, Masami Ojima, Seiya Mizuno, Ahmed M Abdellatif, Akihiro Kuno, Satoru Takahashi

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Article in Experimental animals, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mitsunori FujinoDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Asuka TagamiDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Masami OjimaLaboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Seiya MizunoLaboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Ahmed M AbdellatifDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
Akihiro KunoDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Satoru TakahashiDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
University of Tsukuba · JPMansoura University · EGTsukuba International University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transcription factor c-MAF is a member of the large MAF family, members of which possess transactivation and bZIP domains. c-MAF plays an important role in lens formation, T-lymphocyte differentiation, hypertrophic chondrocyte differentiation, and kidney development in mouse embryos. However, because homozygous deletion of c-Maf in C57BL/6J mice causes embryonic lethality, the functions of c-MAF in adult mice remain largely uninvestigated. To address this issue, we generated c-Maf floxed (c-Maf

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Gene DeletionAnimalsCataractLens, CrystallineMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mafMaf protein, mouseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mafcataractc-MAFlens epithelial celllens fiber cell

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PMID31969519
PMCPMC7220708
OpenAlexW3002061772

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