Modelling spatially regulated β-catenin dynamics and invasion in intestinal crypts

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 716-725

  Murray, Philip J ^a,b   Kang, Jun Won ^a   Mirams, Gary R ^b   Shin, Sung Young ^a   Byrne, Helen M ^c   Maini, Philip K ^b,d   Cho, Kwang Hyun ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COUNT; CELL MOTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROVILLUS; MOUSE; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL COUNT; CELL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MICE; MICROVILLI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 77955673267     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.016     Document Type: Article

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