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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
DISEASE(S): hepatomegaly
SUBMITTER: Mireille Vasseur-Cognet
PROVIDER: E-TABM-81 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Benhamouche Samira S Decaens Thomas T Godard Cécile C Chambrey Régine R Rickman David S DS Moinard Christophe C Vasseur-Cognet Mireille M Kuo Calvin J CJ Kahn Axel A Perret Christine C Colnot Sabine S
Developmental cell 20060601 6
The molecular mechanisms by which liver genes are differentially expressed along a portocentral axis, allowing for metabolic zonation, are poorly understood. We provide here compelling evidence that the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway plays a key role in liver zonation. First, we show the complementary localization of activated beta-catenin in the perivenous area and the negative regulator Apc in periportal hepatocytes. We then analyzed the immediate consequences of either a liver-inducible Apc disrupt ...[more]