Many Ribosomal Protein Genes Are Cancer Genes in Zebrafish

We have generated several hundred lines of zebrafish (Danio rerio), each heterozygous for a recessive embryonic lethal mutation. Since many tumor suppressor genes are recessive lethals, we screened our colony for lines that display early mortality and/or gross evidence of tumors. We identified 12 li...

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Main Authors: Amsterdam, Adam, Sadler, Kirsten C, Lai, Kevin, Farrington, Sarah, Bronson, Roderick T, Lees, Jacqueline A, Hopkins, Nancy
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC406397/