| 20678 |
P35710 |
SOX5_MOUSE |
Transcription factor SOX-5 |
DISRUPTION PHENOTYPE |
Newborn mice display mild skeletal abnormalities (PubMed:11702786). Mice lacking both Sox5 and Sox6 develop a severe chondrodysplasia characterized by the virtual absence of cartilage: chondrogenic cells are largely arrested at the stage of chondrogenic mesenchymal condensations (PubMed:11702786). Embryos lacking Sox5 (homozygous knockout) and heterozygous for Sox6 live until birth and show severe growth plate chondrocyte defects (PubMed:14993235). Embryos lacking Sox6 (homozygous knockout) and heterozygous for Sox5 live until birth and show severe growth plate chondrocyte defects (PubMed:14993235). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11702786, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14993235}. |