Characterization of Wnt2 overexpression in a rat granulosa cell line (DC3): effects on CTNNB1 activation

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-

  Finnson, Kenneth W ^a   Kontogiannea, Maria ^a   Li, Xinfang ^a   Farookhi, Riaz ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beta catenin; Follistatin; Granulosa cells; Ovary; Rat; Signal transduction; Wnt; Wnt2

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; BETA CATENIN; CYTOSOLIC AND NUCLEAR ACCUMULATION OF BETA CATENIN 1; FOLLISTATIN; MESSENGER RNA; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT2 PROTEIN; CATNB PROTEIN, RAT; FRIZZLED PROTEIN; FZD4 PROTEIN, RAT; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; UPREGULATION; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

RATTUS;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA CATENIN; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; FRIZZLED RECEPTORS; GRANULOSA CELLS; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; WNT2 PROTEIN;

EID: 84869211946     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.096396     Document Type: Article

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