TY - JOUR TI - Dicer inactivation causes heterochronic retinogenesis in Xenopus laevis AU - Decembrini, Sarah AU - Andreazzoli, Massimiliano AU - Barsacchi, Giuseppina AU - Cremisi, Federico T2 - The International Journal of Developmental Biology AB - Maturation of miRNAs by dicer is required in vertebrates for normal neural development. Here we report that dicer inactivation in Xenopus affects cell cycle progression, survival and timing of the generation of retinal cells, resulting in small retinas with lamination defects. In particular, dicer inactivation delays the exit from the cell cycle and the translation of key genes of late neurogenesis, highlighting a crucial role of miRNAs in retinal development. PY - 2008 DO - 10.1387/ijdb.082646sd VL - 52 IS - 8 SP - 1099 EP - 1103 J2 - Int. J. Dev. Biol. LA - en SN - 0214-6282 SN - 1696-3547 UR - https://ijdb.ehu.eus/article/082646sd Y2 - 2024/12/22/18:52:48 ER -