Intestinal stem cells in mammals and Drosophila.
In the last few years, our knowledge of intestinal stem cell biology has flourished. Here we review recent developments in this exciting field, paying special attention to the characterization of Drosophila and mammalian intestinal stem cells.
Casali
Andreu
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Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Baldiri Reixac 10, Barcelona, Spain.
Batlle
Eduard
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D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D008322:Mammals; D051880:Receptors, Notch / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D051153:Wnt Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051155:Wnt1 Protein / Q000378:metabolism
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D051153:Wnt Proteins; D051155:Wnt1 Protein; C074622:wg protein, Drosophila