Absence of posterior commissure and sub-commissural organ precedes encephalocele development in a new mouse model
Hiu Nam Chan, Dawn Savery, Shreeta Chakraborty, Nina Wenzlitschke, Pedro P. Rocha, Andrew J. Copp
This study develops a new mouse model of encephalocele by over-expressing FGF3, 4, and 15, revealing the absence of posterior commissure and sub-commissural organ as a key developmental defect.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology