Wnt signalling induces maturation of Paneth cells in intestinal crypts

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 381-386

  van Es, Johan H ^a   Jay, Philippe ^b   Gregorieff, Alex ^a   van Gijn, Marielle E ^a   Jonkheer, Suzanne ^a   Hatzis, Pantelis ^a   Thiele, Andrea ^a   van den Born, Maaike ^a   Begthel, Harry ^a   Brabletz, Thomas ^c   Taketo, Makoto M ^d   Clevers, Hans ^a  

^a HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; FRIZZLED PROTEIN; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE VILLUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANETH CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PANETH CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 20244364236     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb1240     Document Type: Article

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