Abrogation of Stem Loop Binding Protein (Slbp) function leads to a failure of cells to transition from proliferation to differentiation, retinal coloboma and midline axon guidance deficits.
Kate Turner, Jacqueline Hoyle, Leonardo E. Valdivia, Kara L. Cerveny, Wendy Hart, Maryam Mangoli, Robert Geisler, Michele Rees, Corinne Houart, Richard J. Poole, Stephen W. Wilson, Gaia Gestri
This study identifies Slbp as essential for cell cycle exit and neuronal differentiation in zebrafish, leading to retinal and brain defects.
PLoS ONE · Jan 29, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics