Wnt ligands influence tumour initiation by controlling the number of intestinal stem cells
oleh: D. J. Huels, L. Bruens, M. C. Hodder, P. Cammareri, A. D. Campbell, R. A. Ridgway, D. M. Gay, M. Solar-Abboud, W. J. Faller, C. Nixon, L. B. Zeiger, M. E. McLaughlin, E. Morrissey, D. J. Winton, H. J. Snippert, J. van Rheenen, O. J. Sansom
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Wnt ligands are essential for intestinal homoeostasis and stem cell maintenance. Here, the authors show that reduction in Wnt secretion reduces the number of intestinal stem cells; this results in rapid fixation of mutated stem cells and accelerated adenoma formation due to lack of cell competition.