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GLI3 repressor controls functional development of the mouse ureter.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Mar 2011
Cain Jason E, Islam Epshita, Haxho Fiona, Blake Joshua, Rosenblum Norman D
Abstract excerpt
Obstructive and nonobstructive forms of hydronephrosis (increased diameter of the renal pelvis and calyces) and hydroureter (dilatation of the ureter) are the most frequently detected antenatal abnormalities, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely undefined. Hedgehog (Hh) proteins control tissue patterning and cell differentiation by promoting GLI-dependent transcriptional activation and by...
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