1997
Mutation of an axonemal dynein affects left–right asymmetry in inversus viscerum mice
Supp D, Witte D, Potter S, Brueckner M. Mutation of an axonemal dynein affects left–right asymmetry in inversus viscerum mice. Nature 1997, 389: 963-966. PMID: 9353118, PMCID: PMC1800588, DOI: 10.1038/40140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxonemal dynein heavy chain geneDynein heavy chain geneAsymmetric expression patternMicrotubule-based motorsEmbryonic day 7.5Vertebrate patterningLeft-right axisGenetic hierarchyLeft-right asymmetryEarly molecular mechanismsPositional cloningHeavy chain geneInversus viscerum (iv) mouseGene productsVisceral asymmetryAxonemal dyneinsSymmetrical embryosExpression patternsMolecular mechanismsLR determinationMolecular levelDay 7.5EmbryosLateralization defectsDynein
1991
Establishment of Left‐Right Asymmetry in Vertebrates: Genetically Distinct Steps are Involved
Brueckner M, McGrath J, D'Eustachio P, Horwich A. Establishment of Left‐Right Asymmetry in Vertebrates: Genetically Distinct Steps are Involved. Novartis Foundation Symposia 1991, 162: 202-218. PMID: 1802643, DOI: 10.1002/9780470514160.ch12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markersFragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markersMouse chromosome 12Length polymorphism markersTiming of expressionLeft-right determinationLeft-right axisLeft-right asymmetryPositional cloningPolymorphism markersRecessive allelesGene productsPattern of inheritanceChromosome 12Developmental pathwaysLinkage analysisCardiac tubeFunction mutationsGenesMolecular analysisDevelopmental stepsFirst organAffected embryosVertebratesDistinct phenotypes