Diverse mechanisms regulate stem cell self-renewal

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 700-707

  Molofsky, Anna V ^a   Pardal, Ricardo ^a   Morrison, Sean J ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; NOTCH RECEPTOR; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; EMBRYO CELL; GAMETE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; TIME FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 7944235577     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2004.09.004     Document Type: Review

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