Six1 transcription factor is critical for coordination of epithelial, mesenchymal and vascular morphogenesis in the mammalian lung

Developmental Biology

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 242-258

  El Hashash, Ahmed H K ^a   Al Alam, Denise ^a   Turcatel, Gianluca ^a   Rogers, Orquidea ^a   Li, Xue ^b,c   Bellusci, Saverio ^a   Warburton, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Fgf10; Lung development; Proliferation; Shh; Six1

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CYCLOPAMINE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 10; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIX1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPLANT; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MESENCHYME CELL; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 79954996804     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.02.031     Document Type: Article

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