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Wnt proteins are lipid-modified and can act as stem cell growth factors 2003 2026 2010 2018 1.7k
  1. Wnt proteins are lipid-modified and can act as stem cell growth factors (2003)
    Karl Willert, Jeffrey D. Brown et al. Nature
  2. Crypt stem cells as the cells-of-origin of intestinal cancer (2008)
    Nick Barker, Rachel A. Ridgway et al. Nature

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2012
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2008
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2010
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2013
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2004
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2002
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2009 StandoutNobel
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2004
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2012
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2008
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2011
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2017
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2018 StandoutNobel
Organogenesis in a dish: Modeling development and disease using organoid technologies
2014 StandoutScience
LDL receptor-related proteins 5 and 6 in Wnt/β-catenin signaling:Arrows point the way
2004
The Caenorhabditis elegans ARIP-4 DNA helicase couples mitochondrial surveillance to immune, detoxification, and antiviral pathways
2022 StandoutNobel
Towards an integrated view of Wnt signaling in development
2009
Post-translational palmitoylation and glycosylation of Wnt-5a are necessary for its signalling
2007
Wnt signaling orients the proximal-distal axis of kidney nephrons
2015
Structure and functional properties of Norrin mimic Wnt for signalling with Frizzled4, Lrp5/6, and proteoglycan
2015
Porcupine-mediated lipid-modification regulates the activity and distribution of Wnt proteins in the chick neural tube
2007
Control of stem cell self-renewal and differentiation by the heterochronic genes and the cellular asymmetry machinery in Caenorhabditis elegans
2015 StandoutNobel
Cancer Genome Landscapes
2013 StandoutScience
THE WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY IN DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
2004 Standout
Targeting LGR5 + cells with an antibody-drug conjugate for the treatment of colon cancer
2015
Normal and leukemic hematopoiesis: Are leukemias a stem cell disorder or a reacquisition of stem cell characteristics?
2003
A Localized Wnt Signal Orients Asymmetric Stem Cell Division in Vitro
2013 StandoutScienceNobel
Essential requirement for Wnt signaling in proliferation of adult small intestine and colon revealed by adenoviral expression of Dickkopf-1
2003
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2004
Transcriptomes of germinal zones of human and mouse fetal neocortex suggest a role of extracellular matrix in progenitor self-renewal
2012 StandoutNobel
Signaling in stem cell niches: lessons from theDrosophilagermline
2005
Quantum dot/antibody conjugates for in vivo cytometric imaging in mice
2015 StandoutNobel
Chemotherapy triggers HIF-1–dependent glutathione synthesis and copper chelation that induces the breast cancer stem cell phenotype
2015 StandoutNobel
Tracking adult stem cells
2011
Normal development is an integral part of tumorigenesis in T cell-specific PTEN-deficient mice
2008 StandoutNobel
Deletion of mouse Porcn blocks Wnt ligand secretion and reveals an ectodermal etiology of human focal dermal hypoplasia/Goltz syndrome
2011
Sprinter: a novel transmembrane protein required for Wg secretion and signaling
2006

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2003 StandoutNature
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2010
Crypt stem cells as the cells-of-origin of intestinal cancer
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