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Stabilized beta-catenin in lung epithelial cells changes cell fate and leads to tracheal and bronchial polyposis.
Developmental biology - 1 Oct 2009
Li Changgong, Li Aimin, Li Min, Xing Yiming, Chen Hongyan, Hu Lingyan, Tiozzo Caterina, Anderson Stewart, Taketo Makoto Mark, Minoo Parviz
Abstract excerpt
The precise mechanisms by which beta-catenin controls morphogenesis and cell differentiation remain largely unknown. Using embryonic lung development as a model, we deleted exon 3 of beta-catenin via Nkx2.1-cre in the Catnb[+/lox(ex3)] mice and studied its impact on epithelial morphogenesis. Robust selective accumulation of truncated, stabilized beta-catenin was found in Nkx2.1-cre;Catnb[+/lox(ex3)] lungs that...
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