vision/eye
• disorganized basal and wing cell layers
• null cornea grafts display opaque corneas, epithelial conjunctivalization and absence of differentiated Krt12+ cells at 5 weeks after transplantation
• null mice receiving wild-type cornea grafts display partial corneal restoration but with persistence of epithelial conjunctivalization
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• epithelial tight junction defects
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• decreased cellularity of the apical epithelial layer
• epithelial cell numbers are reduced in the central cornea but not the limbus
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• disruption of inner segments
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• thinning and attenuation of outer segments
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• retinal pigment epithelial cells are enlarged and distended
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• loss of cells associated with inner and outer photoreceptor segment abnormalities
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• increased corneal fragility
• corneal wound closure rates are similar to control but corneal restoration is characterized by irregular epithelium with reduced cell numbers, increased cellular proliferation, and increased apoptosis
• increased proliferation of limbal stem cells indicating impaired cell cycle withdrawal
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• corneal wound closure rates are similar to control but corneal restoration is characterized by irregular epithelium with reduced cell numbers, increased cellular proliferation, and increased apoptosis
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homeostasis/metabolism
• corneal wound closure rates are similar to control but corneal restoration is characterized by irregular epithelium with reduced cell numbers, increased cellular proliferation, and increased apoptosis
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nervous system
• disruption of inner segments
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• thinning and attenuation of outer segments
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pigmentation
• retinal pigment epithelial cells are enlarged and distended
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cellular
• increased proliferation of limbal stem cells indicating impaired cell cycle withdrawal
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