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SOX9 is required for the differentiation of paneth cells in the intestinal epithelium.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2007
Mori-Akiyama Yuko, van den Born Maaike, van Es Johan H, Hamilton Stanley R, Adams Henry P, Zhang Jiexin, Clevers Hans, de Crombrugghe Benoit
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The transcription factor SOX9 has been shown previously to have an essential role in the differentiation of a small number of discrete cell lineages. In the intestine, Sox9 is expressed in the epithelial cells of the crypts and is a target of Wnt signaling. METHODS: To examine the function of SOX9 in the intestine, we inactivated the Sox9 gene in intestinal epithelial cells by generating mice...
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