Extracellular matrix alters epithelial differentiation

被引:148
作者
Hay, Elizabeth D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Cell Biol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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10.1016/0955-0674(93)90088-8
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Extracellular matrix (ECM) induces and maintains the differentiation of epithelial cells, not by totally altering their state of differentiation, but by activating overt differentiation. Recent studies of cultured mammary cells provide an elegant molecular analysis of this kind of progressive cell differentiation. Other studies show that ECM can not only activate and enhance a differentiated state, but can even alter it in bringing about transformation of epithelium to mesenchyme.
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页码:1029 / 1035
页数:7
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