The RNA helicase DDX6 controls early mouse embryogenesis by repressing aberrant inhibition of BMP signaling through miRNA-mediated gene silencing.

The evolutionarily conserved RNA helicase DDX6 is a central player in post-transcriptional regulation, but its role during embryogenesis remains elusive. We here show that DDX6 enables proper cell lineage specification from pluripotent cells by analyzing Ddx6 knockout (KO) mouse embryos and employin...

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Main Authors: Jessica Kim, Masafumi Muraoka, Hajime Okada, Atsushi Toyoda, Rieko Ajima, Yumiko Saga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009967