STAT3 regulates the proliferation and differentiation of rabbit limbal epithelial cells via a ΔNp63-dependent mechanism

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4685-4693

  Hsueh, Yi Jen ^a   Chen, Hung Chi ^a,b   Chu, Wing Keung ^a   Cheng, Chien Chia ^a   Kuo, Pei Ching ^a   Lin, Liang Yu ^a   Ma, Hui Kang ^b   Chen, Jan Kan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; BETA1 INTEGRIN; INVOLUCRIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; STAT3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DELTA N P63; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA; TP63 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; DOWN REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL MOTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIMBUS CORNEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 80052361051     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6103     Document Type: Article

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