Integrating differentiation and cancer: The Nkx3.1 homeobox gene in prostate organogenesis and carcinogenesis

Differentiation

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 717-727

  Abate Shen, Cory ^a   Shen, Michael M ^a   Gelmann, Edward ^a  

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

Author keywords

Homeobox; Nkx3.1; Prostate

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN NKX3.1;

CANCER MODEL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; NKX3.1 GENE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW; UROGENITAL SINUS;

EID: 47749087500     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: 14320436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2008.00292.x     Document Type: Review

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