Disruption of polyubiquitin gene Ubc leads to defective proliferation of hepatocytes and bipotent fetal liver epithelial progenitor cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 435, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 434-440

  Park, Hyejin ^a   Yoon, Min Sik ^a   Ryu, Kwon Yul ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bipotent fetal liver epithelial progenitor cells; Embryonic lethality; Fetal liver development; Hepatocytes; Polyubiquitin gene; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

POLYUBIQUITIN; UBC PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIPOTENT FETAL LIVER EPITHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FETUS LIVER; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER SIZE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANIMALS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HEPATOCYTES; KERATIN-19; LIVER; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS; ORGAN SIZE; UBIQUITIN C;

EID: 84878961674     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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