Parathyroid hormone-related protein signaling is necessary for sexual dimorphism during embryonic mammary development
Dunbar M, Dann P, Robinson G, Hennighausen L, Zhang J, Wysolmerski J. Parathyroid hormone-related protein signaling is necessary for sexual dimorphism during embryonic mammary development. Development 1999, 126: 3485-3493. PMID: 10409496, DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.16.3485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedApoptosisEpithelial CellsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHeterozygoteMaleMammary Glands, AnimalMesodermMiceMice, KnockoutParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinProteinsReceptor, Parathyroid Hormone, Type 1Receptors, AndrogenReceptors, Parathyroid HormoneSex CharacteristicsTenascinConceptsAndrogen receptorMammary mesenchymeMammary budPTH/PTHrP receptorParathyroid hormone-related proteinHormone-related proteinEpithelial budsAR expressionPTHrP expressionMale micePTHrP receptorEmbryonic mammary developmentMammary epithelial cellsEpithelial-mesenchymal signalingMammary developmentTransgenic overexpressionMammary glandBasal epidermisEpithelial cellsC expressionTenascin CVentral dermisReceptorsAndrogensPTHrP