A hyperactivating mutation in formin-like 2 causes brain and vertebrae defects
Formins are a group of proteins that nucleate and polymerize actin monomers into filaments to promote cell morphology and migration. Mutations in formin-encoding genes cause a broad spectrum of human diseases, ranging from kidney disease to non-syndromic intellectual disability. Through a forward genetics screen, we identified a mouse strain (nmf418) with a homozygous mutation in a splice…
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