Integrity of cell-cell contacts is a critical regulator of TGF-β1-induced epithelial-to-myofibroblast transition: Role for β-catenin

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1955-1967

  Masszi, András ^a,b   Fan, Lingzhi ^a   Rosivall, László ^a,b   McCulloch, Christopher A ^c   Rotstein, Ori D ^a   Mucsi, István ^b   Kapus, András ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA CATENIN; CALCIUM; FIBRONECTIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL INTERACTION; CHELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; INJURY; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WOUND;

EID: 9644274187     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63247-6     Document Type: Article

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