R-spondin proteins: A novel link to β-catenin activation

Cell Cycle

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-26

  Kim, Kyung Ah ^a   Zhao, Jingsong ^a   Andarmani, Susan ^a   Kakitani, Makoto ^b   Oshima, Takeshi ^b   Binnerts, Minke E ^a   Abo, Arie ^a   Tomizuka, Kazuma ^b   Funk, Walter D ^c  

^a Nuvelo Inc   (United States)

^b KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

R spondin; Secreted protein receptor; Wnt; catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; MITOGENIC AGENT; PROTEIN; R SPONDIN PROTEIN; R SPONDIN PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

MUS MUSCULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645318206     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.5.1.2305     Document Type: Article

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