Ectopic γ-catenin Expression Partially Mimics the Effects of Stabilized β-catenin on Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Mahendram, Sujeivan ^a   Kelly, Kevin F ^a   Paez Parent, Sabrina ^a   Mahmood, Sharmeen ^a   Polena, Enio ^a   Cooney, Austin J ^b   Doble, Bradley W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CELL MARKER; PLAKOGLOBIN; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TARGETING; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GAMMA CATENIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84878271062     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065320     Document Type: Article

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