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Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-4α Promotes Gut Neoplasia in Mice and Protects against the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species
9 Nov 2010
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α (Hnf4α) is a transcription factor that controls epithelial cell polarity and morphogenesis. Hnf4α conditional deletion during postnatal development has minor effects on intestinal epithelium integrity but promotes activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway without causing tumorigenesis. Here, we show that Hnf4α does not act as a tumor-suppressor gene but is crucial in promoting gut...
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