Analysis of embryonic palatal mesenchyme (PM) cells from mice with a deletion of Tgfbr2 in cranial neural crest cells. These Tgfbr2fl/fl;Wnt1-Cre mice develop cleft palate as the result of abnormal TGFβ signaling activation. Results provide insight into the role of TGFβ in palatogenesis.
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