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SUBMITTER: Karpowicz P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3982394 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Karpowicz Phillip P Zhang Yong Y Hogenesch John B JB Emery Patrick P Perrimon Norbert N
Cell reports 20130411 4
The intestine has evolved under constant environmental stresses, because an animal may ingest harmful pathogens or chemicals at any time during its lifespan. Following damage, intestinal stem cells (ISCs) regenerate the intestine by proliferating to replace dying cells. ISCs from diverse animals are remarkably similar, and the Wnt, Notch, and Hippo signaling pathways, important regulators of mammalian ISCs, are conserved from flies to humans. Unexpectedly, we identified the transcription factor ...[more]