β-catenin/Tcf activation partially mimics the transforming activity of Wnt-1 in Rat-1 fibroblasts

Differentiation

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 477-485

  Young, C S ^a   Masckauchan, T N H ^a   Kitajewski, Jan ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Proliferation; Rat 1 fibroblast; Tcf Lef transcription; Wnt 1; catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN; WNT1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOSOL; FIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242266101     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.2003.7108002.x     Document Type: Article

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