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<i>Dlk1</i> expression marks developing endothelium and sites of branching morphogenesis in the mouse embryo and placenta
2 Feb 2006
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The protein product of the Delta-like 1 (Dlk1) gene belongs to the Delta-Notch family of signaling molecules, proteins involved in cell fate determination in many tissues during development. The DLK1 protein is believed to function as a growth factor, maintaining the proliferative state of undifferentiated cells, and is usually down-regulated as immature cells differentiate. The expression pattern of the DLK1...
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