Progastrin production transitions from Bmi1+/Prox1+ to Lgr5high cells during early intestinal tumorigenesis
Progastrin is an unprocessed soluble peptide precursor with a well-described tumor-promoting role in colorectal cancer. It is expressed at small levels in the healthy intestinal mucosa, and its expression is enhanced at early stages of intestinal tumor development, with high levels of this peptide i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-02-01
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Series: | Translational Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523320304939 |