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- Title
Dicer is essential for mouse development.
- Authors
Bernstein, Emily; Kim, Sang Yong; Carmell, Michelle A; Murchison, Elizabeth P; Alcorn, Heather; Li, Mamie Z; Mills, Alea A; Elledge, Stephen J; Anderson, Kathryn V; Hannon, Gregory J
- Abstract
To address the biological function of RNA interference (RNAi)-related pathways in mammals, we disrupted the gene Dicer1 in mice. Loss of Dicer1 lead to lethality early in development, with Dicer1-null embryos depleted of stem cells. Coupled with our inability to generate viable Dicer1-null embryonic stem (ES) cells, this suggests a role for Dicer, and, by implication, the RNAi machinery, in maintaining the stem cell population during early mouse development.
- Publication
Nature genetics, 2003, Vol 35, Issue 3, p215
- ISSN
1061-4036
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/ng1253