Gastroenterology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 539-546 , August 2007

SOX9 Is Required for the Differentiation of Paneth Cells in the Intestinal Epithelium

  • Yuko Mori–Akiyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Geneticsm, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Maaike van den Born

      Affiliations

    • Hubrecht Laboratory, Netherlands Institute for Developmental Biology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Johan H. van Es

      Affiliations

    • Hubrecht Laboratory, Netherlands Institute for Developmental Biology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Stanley R. Hamilton

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Henry P. Adams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Geneticsm, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Jiexin Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Quantitative Science, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Hans Clevers

      Affiliations

    • Hubrecht Laboratory, Netherlands Institute for Developmental Biology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Benoit de Crombrugghe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Geneticsm, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationPlease address correspondence to: Benoit de Crombrugghe, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, TX, 77030, fax: (713) 834-6396.

Received 24 October 2006 ,Accepted 3 May 2007.

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 Supported by the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance/The Entertainment Industry Foundation (B.d.C.) and by Cancer Center Support Grant CA-16672 to the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

PII: S0016-5085(07)01003-7

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.05.020

Gastroenterology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 539-546 , August 2007

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