Essential function of Wnt-4 in mammary gland development downstream of progesterone signaling
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Female reproductive hormones control mammary gland morphogenesis. In the absence of the progesterone receptor (PR) from the mammary epithelium, ductal side-branching fails to occur. We can overcome this defect by ectopic expression of the protooncogene Wnt-1. Transplantation of mammary epithelia fromWnt-4−/− mice shows that Wnt-4 has an essential role in side-branching early in pregnancy. PR andWnt-4 mRNAs colocalize to the luminal compartment of the ductal epithelium. Progesterone induces Wnt-4 in mammary epithelial cells and is required for increased Wnt-4 expression during pregnancy. Thus, Wnt signaling is essential in mediating progesterone function during mammary gland morphogenesis.
2001 ◽
Vol 153
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pp. 917-932
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2004 ◽
Vol 15
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pp. 2302-2311
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2012 ◽
Vol 370
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pp. 187-197
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Essential functions of p21-activated kinase 1 in morphogenesis and differentiation of mammary glands
2003 ◽
Vol 161
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pp. 583-592
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