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Tumour Heterogeneity And Treatment: One Step Forward Or Two Steps Back?, Branavan Manoranjan, Mohsin Ali McMaster University

Tumour Heterogeneity And Treatment: One Step Forward Or Two Steps Back?, Branavan Manoranjan, Mohsin Ali

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Β-Catenin Overexpression Within The Metanephric Mesenchyme Causes Renal Dysplasia Via Upregulation Of The Gdnf Signalling Axis, Sanjay Sarin McMaster University

Β-Catenin Overexpression Within The Metanephric Mesenchyme Causes Renal Dysplasia Via Upregulation Of The Gdnf Signalling Axis, Sanjay Sarin

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Renal dysplasia, a developmental disorder characterized by defective nephrogenesis and branching morphogenesis, ranks as one of the major causes of renal failure among the pediatric population. The molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of renal dysplasia are not well understood; however, changes in gene expression are a major contributing factor. In this study, we demonstrate that the levels of activated β-catenin, a transcriptional co-regulator, are elevated in the nuclei of ureteric, stromal, and mesenchymal cells within dysplastic human kidney tissue. To determine the mechanisms by which mesenchymal β-catenin over-expression leads to renal dysplasia, we generated a conditional mouse model in which ...