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Adhesion-GPCRs provide essential cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in development, and have been implicated in inherited human diseases like Usher Syndrome and bilateral frontoparietal polymicrogyria. They are the second largest subfamily of seven-transmembrane spanning proteins in vertebrates, but the function of most of these receptors is still not understood. The orphan Adhesion-GPCR GPR126 has recently been shown to play an essential role in the myelination of peripheral nerves in zebrafish. In parallel, whole-genome association studies have implicated variation at the GPR126 locus as a determinant of body height in the human population. The physiological function of GPR126 in mammals is still unknown. We describe a targeted mutation of GPR126 in the mouse, and show that GPR126 is required for embryonic viability and cardiovascular development.

Original publication

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0014047

Type

Journal article

Journal

PLoS One

Publication Date

18/11/2010

Volume

5

Keywords

Animals, Cardiovascular Abnormalities, Embryo, Mammalian, Embryonic Development, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Genotype, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Mice, Mice, 129 Strain, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Myocardium, Placenta, Pregnancy, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Time Factors