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Loss of LKB1 leads to impaired epithelial integrity and cell extrusion in the early mouse embryo.
Journal of cell science - 1 Mar 2015
Krawchuk Dayana, Anani Shihadeh, Honma-Yamanaka Nobuko, Polito Samantha, Shafik Marian, Yamanaka Yojiro
Abstract excerpt
LKB1/PAR-4 is essential for the earliest polarization steps in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos and Drosophila oocytes. Although LKB1 (also known as STK11) is sufficient to initiate polarity in a single mammalian intestinal epithelial cell, its necessity in the formation and maintenance of mammalian epithelia remains unclear. To address this, we completely remove LKB1 from mouse embryos by generating...
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