Description
In mouse, the adrenocortical dysplasia (acd) phenotype shows limb and body axis anomalies, as a result of p53-dependent apoptosis, and perinatal lethality. The p53 deficiency partially rescues anomalies, but not perinatal lethality, implicating the involvement of p53-independent mechanisms in the acd phenotype. Differentially expressed genes in acd mutant and double mutant embryos were identified. p53-dependent and independent pathways contributing to acd phenotype were characterized.