Mechanisms and mechanics of cell competition in epithelia

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 581-591

  Vincent, Jean Paul ^a   Fletcher, Alexander G ^b   Baena Lopez, L Alberto ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN E; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN; JANUS KINASE; MYC PROTEIN; STAT PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANEUPLOIDY; APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL; CELL COMMUNICATION AND CELL CONTACT; CELL COMPETITION; CELL DENSITY; CELL ELONGATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MUTANT; CELL POLARITY; CONTACT INHIBITION; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GROWTH; HUMAN; IMAGINAL DISC; MDCK CELL; METAMORPHOSIS; MITOSIS; MOSAICISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; STRETCH RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84883169948     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm3639     Document Type: Review

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