Pax2a, but not pax2b, influences cell survival and periocular mesenchyme localization to facilitate zebrafish optic fissure closure.
Sarah LuskKristen M KwanPublished in: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2021)
Our results suggest that pax2a, but not pax2b, supports cell survival outside of the optic fissure and POM abundance within it to facilitate optic fissure closure.