Transient β-catenin stabilization modifies lineage output from human thymic CD34+CD1a- progenitors

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-414

  Valencia, Jaris ^a   Hernández López, Carmen ^a   Martínez, Víctor G ^a   Hidalgo, Laura ^a   Zapata, Agustín G ^a   Vicente, Ángeles ^a   Varas, Alberto ^a   Sacedón, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

DC; Flt3l; Hes 1; ID3; Nk cells; Wnt

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; FLT3 LIGAND; INHIBITOR OF DIFFERENTIATION 3; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; T6 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HES 1; WNT3A PROTEIN; CD1 ANTIGEN; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN; WNT3 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL LEVEL; CELL LINEAGE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; EMBRYO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOID PROGENITOR CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MONOCYTE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STABILITY; STEM CELL EXPANSION; THYMOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS; INFANT; METABOLISM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD1; ANTIGENS, CD34; BETA CATENIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENDRITIC CELLS; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MICE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN STABILITY; RECEPTORS, CYTOKINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 77950345694     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0509344     Document Type: Article

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