On the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in stem cells

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1830, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2297-2306

  Kühl, Susanne J ^a   Kühl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Intestinal stem cells; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; DICKKOPF 1 PROTEIN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3BETA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 LIKE 1; WNT PROTEIN;

ADULT STEM CELL; CANCER STEM CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL RENEWAL; CELLULAR, SUBCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; COMPLEX FORMATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; INTESTINAL STEM CELL; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PLURIPOTENCY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE; STEMNESS; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; WNT PROTEINS;

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EID: 84872498040     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: 18728006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.08.010     Document Type: Review

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