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Insulin-like Growth Factor II: An Essential Adult Stem Cell Niche Constituent in Brain and Intestine
21 Mar 2019
Abstract excerpt
Tissue-specific stem cells have unique properties and growth requirements, but a small set of juxtacrine and paracrine signals have been identified that are required across multiple niches. Whereas insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) is necessary for prenatal growth, its role in adult stem cell physiology is largely unknown. We show that loss of Igf2 in adult mice resulted in a ∼50% reduction in slowly...
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