SOX9: A stem cell transcriptional regulator of secreted niche signaling factors

Genes and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 328-341

  Kadaja, Meelis ^a   Keyes, Brice E ^a   Lin, Mingyan ^b   Amalia Pasolli, H ^a   Genander, Maria ^a   Polak, Lisa ^a   Stokes, Nicole ^a   Zheng, Deyou ^b   Fuchs, Elaine ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Hair follicle; Skin; SOX9; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; HAIR FOLLICLE; SKIN; SOX9; STEM CELLS;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HAIR FOLLICLE; MICE; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SOX9 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; STEM CELLS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84893942254     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.233247.113     Document Type: Article

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