R-spondin1 is required for normal epithelial morphogenesis during mammary gland development

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 390, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1040-1043

  Chadi, Sead ^a   Buscara, Laurine ^a   Pechoux, Christine ^b   Costa, José ^a   Laubier, Johann ^a   Chaboissier, Marie Christine ^c   Pailhoux, Eric ^d   Vilotte, Jean Luc ^a   Chanat, Eric ^b   Le Provost, Fabienne ^a  

^a UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Duct formation; Epithelial cell; Gene expression; Mammary gland; R spondin

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; R SPONDIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC CODE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MORPHOGENESIS; THROMBOSPONDINS;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 70449729347     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.10.104     Document Type: Article

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