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The tumor suppressor Apc controls planar cell polarities central to gut homeostasis.
The Journal of cell biology - 6 Aug 2012
Bellis Julien, Duluc Isabelle, Romagnolo Béatrice, Perret Christine, Faux Maree C, Dujardin Denis, Formstone Caroline, Lightowler Sally, Ramsay Robert G, Freund Jean-Noël, De Mey Jan R
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The stem cells (SCs) at the bottom of intestinal crypts tightly contact niche-supporting cells and fuel the extraordinary tissue renewal of intestinal epithelia. Their fate is regulated stochastically by populational asymmetry, yet whether asymmetrical fate as a mode of SC division is relevant and whether the SC niche contains committed progenitors of the specialized cell types are under debate. We demonstrate...
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